Each winter the WWMC works with the Alberta Lake Management Society to do water quality monitoring of Wabamun Lake throughout the winter. The following ALMS report summarizes the data collected from variety of lakes from across the province, including Wabamun.

LakeWatch reports are designed to summarize basic lake data in understandable terms for the widest audience, and are not meant to be a complete synopsis of information about specific lakes. Additional information is available for many lakes that have been included in LakeWatch, and readers requiring more information are encouraged to seek those sources.

Each winter the WWMC works with the Alberta Lake Management Society to do water quality monitoring of Wabamun Lake throughout the winter. The following ALMS report summarizes the data collected from variety of lakes from across the province, including Wabamun.

Riparian assessments are tools that estimate how healthy a riparian area is and how that might correspond to ecological function within a watershed. The results can be used to support decisions about where conservation or restoration is needed to help improve the natural functions of riparian areas.

LakeWatch reports are designed to summarize basic lake data in understandable terms for the widest audience, and are not meant to be a complete synopsis of information about specific lakes. Additional information is available for many lakes that have been included in LakeWatch, and readers requiring more information are encouraged to seek those sources.

Michael Short of Let’s Go Outdoors has produced two short videos that are good overviews of what the Watershed Management Plan is all about.

Each winter the WWMC works with the Alberta Lake Management Society to do water quality monitoring of Wabamun Lake throughout the winter. The following ALMS report summarizes the data collected from variety of lakes from across the province, including Wabamun.

LakeWatch has several important objectives, one of which is to collect and interpret water quality data from Alberta’s Lakes. Equally important is educating lake users about aquatic environments, encouraging public involvement in lake management, and facilitating cooperation and partnerships between government, industry, the scientific community and lake users.

The intent of this plan is to ensure that the things we value about the lake (e.g., good water quality for swimming, adequate lake level for boating, good fishing, etc.) are maintained.

2-page summary

The intent of this plan is to ensure that the things we value about the lake (e.g., good water quality for swimming, adequate lake level for boating, good fishing, etc.) are maintained.

Full Report

Following the successful pilot of Winter LakeKeepers in February – March 2019, the Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS) delivered a subsequent Winter LakeKeepers season from December 2019 – March 2020.

LakeWatch has several important objectives, one of which is to collect and interpret water quality data from Alberta’s Lakes. Equally important is educating lake users about aquatic environments, encouraging public involvement in lake management, and facilitating cooperation and partnerships between government, industry, the scientific community and lake users. LakeWatch reports are designed to summarize basic lake data in understandable terms for the widest audience, and are not meant to be a complete synopsis of information about specific lakes.

In November of 2019, the Wabamun Watershed Management Council (WWMC) conducted a survey of lake users to determine how they use the lake and value the quality of their lake experience. The survey was not scientific but was a straw poll of contacted lake users who chose to take the survey. As such, it is an index of how some people use and value the lake. This report summarizes the results. The Final Report includes this summary plus more detailed summaries of the data in the appendices.

In November of 2019, the Wabamun Watershed Management Council (WWMC) conducted a survey of lake users to determine how they use the lake and value the quality of their lake experience. The survey was not scientific but was a straw poll of contacted lake users who chose to take the survey. As such, it is an index of how some people use and value the lake.

This pervasive and rapid warming of fresh water lakes signals an urgent need for all citizens utilizing lake Wabamun for recreational purposes to be environmentally vigilant and become proactive stewards dedicated to preserving this precious but vulnerable lake.