Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative

Lake Winnipeg, located in Manitoba, is approximately 25,000 square kilometers and is the tenth largest freshwater lake in the world. The mean depth is approximately 12 m. Lake Winnipeg's water shed encompasses 4 provinces, 4 states and over 100 Indigenous Nations. Economic benefits include a $110 million tourism and recreation industry and a $25 million commercial and sport fishing industry. In recent years, excessive nutrients have led to increases in frequency and severity of cyanobacteria blooms. Phase I of the Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative (LWBI) (2008-2012) was implemented to determine scientific gaps pertaining to sources and transport mechanisms for nutrients and asses ecology and nutrient cycling. Phase II (2012-2017) encompasses monitoring and further research on priority gaps and to measure results and effectiveness of cleanup efforts. Here we present data collected to support various efforts of the LWBI. For more information, please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/water-overview/comprehensive-approach-clean/lake-winnipeg/reports-publications/basin-initiative.html.

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Date Stamp
2021-05-12T06:05:05
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Series
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3,
1-800-668-6767

http://ec.gc.ca
 

Data identification

Title

Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative
Date (Creation)
2019-03-11
Date (Publication)
2019-05-15
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; WHERD - Jacqui Milne ( Physical Scientist)

Canada

Keywords

Theme

  • Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative

  • nutrients

  • ecology
Place

  • Initiative du bassin du lac Winnipeg

  • Manitoba

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Water quality

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water - Quality

Business Functions

  • Oversee and Manage Site Conditions

  • Designate and Manage Areas of Interest or Concern

Geography

  • Water - Drainage regions - Winnipeg

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Water Science and Technology

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
2008-04-01
End Date
2020-03-31

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3978 /
 

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Distribution Formats

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Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3,
1-800-668-6767

http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

Initiative du bassin du lac Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative Manitoba ecology nutrients
Business Functions

Designate and Manage Areas of Interest or Concern Oversee and Manage Site Conditions
ECCC Information Category EN

Water - Quality
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

Water quality
external.theme.EC_Branch

Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate

Water Science and Technology
external.theme.GC_Security_Level

Unclassified


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