Lake users are chillier than usual this year. How can you tell? Reporters start asking questions, like Editor Megan Roth of the Sylvan Lake News: https://www.sylvanlakenews.com/news/temperature-of-water-in-sylvan-lake-colder-than-normal/ Open water lake temperatures are not monitored regularly. Data are only collected by ALMS lake technicians when the water quality is sampled during campaigns about every second year. they …
The Sylvan Lake News Articles on the Watershed by the SLWSS Team
Editor Megan Roth is publishing a series of articles on the watershed that are submitted by the SLWSS team. Click on any topic to access an online edition of the Sylvan Lake News. Sylvan Lake Water Quality Sylvan Lake Water Balance Stewardship in the Sylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship in Your Future Boat Launches and Marine …
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State of the Watershed Data
This set of graphics compiles data on the Environment, the Economy, and the Social cumulative effects categories within the boundary of the Sylvan Lake watershed.
Here’s How Sylvan Lake has Changed Over Two Decades
This is a preview slideshow of the weather and lake level data. Explanations to follow soon.
Sylvan Lake Weather and Lake Level in 2019
The Alberta Agriculture weather station at Hespero west of Sylvan Lake reports these data for precipitation and temperature between January 1 and May 21: The lake level on 2018-11-01 was 936.550 metres above sea level (masl). On 2019-05-21 the lake level was 936.705 masl. Data are available at this Environment Canada website https://wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/. Accumulated precipitation …
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Sylvan Lake Winter 2018-19
Here is the temperature record from the Alberta Agriculture Hespero and Red Deer Airport weather stations since November 01 compared to the long term average: February has been about 12-14 C below the long term average. Lake ice should be thicker and the ice-free season shorter than usual.
Sylvan Lake Watershed Review 2018
SLWSS president Graeme Strathdee's Society report for 2018 follows: The President’s Annual Report for 2018 State of the Watershed Update The focus of our Society’s stewardship initiatives is on the state of the watershed within the red-line hydrological boundary shown in this consolidated topographical and bathymetric GIS map. In 2018 the Society collected data on Sylvan …
