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 …
Annual General Meeting 2018
The 2018 President's Report, complete with links to many reference documents, may be viewed by clicking here.The accompanying set of SLWSS 2018 AGM documents and President's Report graphics may be viewed in this hyperlinked photo album.
Professor David Schindler Predicted the Future of Sylvan Lake
Watch Professor David Schindler's 2010 CBC video interview about Sylvan Lake: Are his predictions still valid today? See the full CBC production here: https://youtu.be/mcH12ZMl3_0
IDP 2020 – Geographic Information System Graphics
The land area within the scope of the proposed Intermunicipal Development Plan due by 2020 links small parts of the Blindman River and Medicine River watersheds to the core Sylvan Lake watershed. The regional topography keeps separate those watershed areas shown in the following gallery of maps. The peripheral land outside the red line perimeter …
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