Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers

A survey of the physical characteristics of the aquatic habitats at 25 locations on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers was conducted during August 1978. The parameters determined at each site were current velocity and direction, depth, Secchi disc visibility, substrate composition, and temperature....

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Main Authors: Psutka, M. M., Harvie, B. W.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: 1980
Subjects:
Oil Sands
Clearwater River
AOSERP WS 1.5.1
Surveys
Tar Sands
Aquatic Habitat
Athabasca River
Alberta
AOSERP
Online Access:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/9724e39c-57f8-4d3c-a0bf-884c81ad149d
https://doi.org/10.7939/R36B4P
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spelling ftunivalberta:oai:era.library.ualberta.ca:9724e39c-57f8-4d3c-a0bf-884c81ad149d 2023-05-15T15:26:03+02:00 Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers Psutka, M. M. Harvie, B. W. 1980 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/9724e39c-57f8-4d3c-a0bf-884c81ad149d https://doi.org/10.7939/R36B4P English eng https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/9724e39c-57f8-4d3c-a0bf-884c81ad149d doi:10.7939/R36B4P This material is provided under educational reproduction permissions included in Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development's Copyright and Disclosure Statement, see terms at http://www.environment.alberta.ca/copyright.html. This Statement requires the following identification: \"The source of the materials is Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development http://www.environment.gov.ab.ca/. The use of these materials by the end user is done without any affiliation with or endorsement by the Government of Alberta. Reliance upon the end user's use of these materials is at the risk of the end user. Oil Sands Clearwater River AOSERP WS 1.5.1 Surveys Tar Sands Aquatic Habitat Athabasca River Alberta AOSERP Report 1980 ftunivalberta https://doi.org/10.7939/R36B4P 2022-08-22T20:12:28Z A survey of the physical characteristics of the aquatic habitats at 25 locations on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers was conducted during August 1978. The parameters determined at each site were current velocity and direction, depth, Secchi disc visibility, substrate composition, and temperature. The survey sites included sheltered areas downstream of points of land or islands, as well as tributary confluences. Downstream of points of land or islands, current velocity and flow direction were altered markedly and substrates were typically sands or silts. Physical changes evident at tributary confluences were Secchi visibility, current velocity, and flow direction. At the tributary mouths, sand and silt substrates were predominant in sheltered areas of low current velocity while coarser rock substrates occurred in other areas of the confluences. Report Athabasca River University of Alberta: Era - Education and Research Archive Athabasca River Clearwater River ENVELOPE(-108.938,-108.938,56.371,56.371)
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topic Oil Sands
Clearwater River
AOSERP WS 1.5.1
Surveys
Tar Sands
Aquatic Habitat
Athabasca River
Alberta
AOSERP
spellingShingle Oil Sands
Clearwater River
AOSERP WS 1.5.1
Surveys
Tar Sands
Aquatic Habitat
Athabasca River
Alberta
AOSERP
Psutka, M. M.
Harvie, B. W.
Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers
topic_facet Oil Sands
Clearwater River
AOSERP WS 1.5.1
Surveys
Tar Sands
Aquatic Habitat
Athabasca River
Alberta
AOSERP
description A survey of the physical characteristics of the aquatic habitats at 25 locations on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers was conducted during August 1978. The parameters determined at each site were current velocity and direction, depth, Secchi disc visibility, substrate composition, and temperature. The survey sites included sheltered areas downstream of points of land or islands, as well as tributary confluences. Downstream of points of land or islands, current velocity and flow direction were altered markedly and substrates were typically sands or silts. Physical changes evident at tributary confluences were Secchi visibility, current velocity, and flow direction. At the tributary mouths, sand and silt substrates were predominant in sheltered areas of low current velocity while coarser rock substrates occurred in other areas of the confluences.
format Report
author Psutka, M. M.
Harvie, B. W.
author_facet Psutka, M. M.
Harvie, B. W.
author_sort Psutka, M. M.
title Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers
title_short Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers
title_full Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers
title_fullStr Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers
title_full_unstemmed Physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers
title_sort physical description of selected tributary mouths and sheltered backwaters of the athabasca and clearwater rivers
publishDate 1980
url https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/9724e39c-57f8-4d3c-a0bf-884c81ad149d
https://doi.org/10.7939/R36B4P
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Clearwater River
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Clearwater River
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op_rights This material is provided under educational reproduction permissions included in Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development's Copyright and Disclosure Statement, see terms at http://www.environment.alberta.ca/copyright.html. This Statement requires the following identification: \"The source of the materials is Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development http://www.environment.gov.ab.ca/. The use of these materials by the end user is done without any affiliation with or endorsement by the Government of Alberta. Reliance upon the end user's use of these materials is at the risk of the end user.
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