Mainstem Bathymetry, Oil Sands Region

The river bed sediments in the Lower Athabasca are known to shift and migrate downstream. Numerical modelling of water quantity and quality (including sediments) requires accurate river channel cross-sectional geometry within the area of study. Such cross-sectional geometry prior to 2012 was limited for the Lower Athabasca River restricting modelling accuracy and efficiency. As such, in order to better understand the bed sediment dynamics of the lower Athabasca River and to support model development (e.g., calibration/validation of sediment/bitumen erosion/transport/deposition), high resolution swath bathymetry data were collected form bank to bank during open water seasons (2012-2014) covering approximately 115 km from Fort McMurray to the mouth of the Firebag River. Data are presented in 2km stretches of the river and are represented by 1) a kmz file which gives a visual representation of the coverage of the file, and 2) a detailed grid file which contains the full x,y,z coordinates at 0.5m resolution. While very useful for modelling, it should be realized that given the continually changing form of the lower Athabasca bed geometry, the data provided is a “snap shot in time” and is not reflective of the current condition. Further, and as related, this information is not for navigation purposes.

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2021-12-14T20:52:47
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eng; CAN
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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

Date (Publication)
2016-12-22
Date (Creation)
2015-12-11
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Inland waters
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Vector
Principal investigator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Ian Droppo ( Research Scientist, Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division )
867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada
905-336-4701
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Jennifer Pesklevits ( Research Technician, Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division )
3800 Finnerty Road , Victoria , British Columbia , V8P 5C2 , Canada
250-363-8961
250-363-3586
Resource provider
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Tom Carter ( Research Team )
11 Innovation Blvd , Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , S7N 3H5 , Canada
306-975-5790
306-975-5143

Keywords

Theme

  • sediment, sediment quality, suspended sediment, sediment cores, bathymetry, mainstem, tributaries, lake, oil sands, metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, physical, chemical, carbon, continuous flow centrifuge, Phillips Tube sampler, time integrated sampling

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Oil sands

  • Sediments

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water - Quality

Business Functions

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

  • Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

Geography

  • Prairie - Alberta (AB)

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Water Science and Technology

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 1.3.2. Ecosystem Assessment and Approaches

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

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

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Begin Date
1989-04-01

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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

sediment, sediment quality, suspended sediment, sediment cores, bathymetry, mainstem, tributaries, lake, oil sands, metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, physical, chemical, carbon, continuous flow centrifuge, Phillips Tube sampler, time integrated sampling
Business Functions
Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
ECCC Information Category EN
Water - Quality
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Oil sands Sediments
external.theme.EC_Branch
Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Water Science and Technology
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
1.3.2. Ecosystem Assessment and Approaches
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified

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