North Saskatchewan River Basin Water Quality Data for 15+ Years
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Description
North Saskatchewan River basin freshwater quality data for three sites, collected for at least 15 years. Environment and Climate Change Canada monitors nutrients, metals, major ions, and other physical-chemical variables to assess status, trends, and regulatory effectiveness. This data informs the Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative and supports the Prairie Provinces Water Board.
Use Cases
Analyze long-term trends in nutrient concentrations based on the 15+ year monitoring period mentioned in the description
Assess the effectiveness of water quality guidelines and remedial measures based on the stated monitoring purpose
Detect emerging water quality issues in the basin based on the stated monitoring objectives
Model relationships between different physical-chemical variables like metals and major ions based on the described data contents
Strengths
Long-term temporal coverage spanning at least 15 years
Data collected by a national government agency, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Includes multiple water quality variables such as nutrients, metals, and major ions
Supports specific policy initiatives like the Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Data is limited to three specific monitoring sites within the basin
Provenance
Source
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Collection Method
Long-term freshwater quality monitoring at fixed sites
Time Range
At least the past 15 years
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-07 19:11:53.373967; freshness should be verified
Geography
Three sites in the North Saskatchewan River basin, Canada
License is OGL-CA-2.0, which is a Canadian open government license.