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Monitoring and Research

The Athabasca Watershed Council is committed to raising awareness about the numerous historical studies and ongoing monitoring and research initiatives throughout the Athabasca watershed. This page provides information on various organizations and programs involved in these efforts.

What You'll Find Here

  • Monitoring and Research Organizations: Discover the groups working to enhance our understanding of the Athabasca basin.
  • Current Data and Information Sources: Access data on water quality, water quantity and use, groundwater, land cover and use, biodiversity, climate change, and spatial data.
  • Major Historical Studies: Explore significant research conducted across the watershed.
Monitoring and Research Organizations and Programs

Alberta Airsheds Council

Alberta River Basins / Water Advisories

Alberta’s Environmental Monitoring and Science Program

AB-NWT Transboundary Water Agreement (reports)

AU Hydrology

Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA)

Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN)

Canadian Mountain Network

Cows and Fish

fRi Research

Lesser Slave Watershed Council Water Quality Monitoring Program

Lower Athabasca Regional Plan water management frameworks

Mikisew Cree First Nation Community Based Monitoring Program

Peace – Athabasca Delta Ecological Monitoring Program (PADEMP)

Sequencing the Rivers for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring (STREAM)

West Central Airshed Society (WCAS)

Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA)

Water Quality

Government of Alberta Water Quality Data Portal

Mackenzie DataStream

AEPHIN Drinking Water Well water quality data

Regulated Drinking Water in Alberta Community Finder

Water Rangers

Water Quantity and Use

Alberta Energy Regulator Water Use Performance

Alberta Water Council Water Conservation, Efficiency and Productivity Sector reports

Alberta Water Tool

Alberta Water Licence Viewer

Alberta Water Well Information Database

Authorization Viewer

Water Conservation Policy Map

Water Security Agency (Saskatchewan – Lake Athabasca)

Groundwater

Groundwater Observation Well Network

Alberta Water Well Information Database

Domestic Well Water Quality in Alberta

Land Cover and Use

Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) Online Reporting

ABMI Harvest Area Spectral Regeneration Visualization

GeoDiscover Alberta

Biodiversity

Fisheries and Wildlife Management Information System (FWMIS)

Climate Change

Alberta Climate Records

Climate Atlas of Canada

Climate Data

Spatial Data

Alberta Floods Portal

Altalis (Spatial Data)

Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program (AOSERP)

Athabasca River 1999-2010: Canadian Heritage River Monitoring Report

Athabasca University: Athabasca River Basins Institute (ARBI)

Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA)

Northern River Basins Study (NRBS)

Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative (NREI)

Regional Aquatic Monitoring Program (RAMP)