Description

Water quality data is based around two of the largest lakes in Prince Albert National Park – Kingsmere and Waskesiu. Data is collected monthly from May through September each year, with additional water chemistry sampling in March. Water chemistry and Secchi disk depths are sampled by boat at three open water locations, and E.coli levels are tested from three high use beach locations. Discharge measurements are taken for Waskesiu Lake inflow (Kingsmere River, Mud Creek) and outflow (Waskesiu River). Kingsmere and Waskesiu Lakes are representative examples of PANP’s natural aquatic ecosystems, and Waskesiu is a popular recreation location. Monitoring water quality in these lakes is a high priority because of their ecological importance to the overall ecological integrity of the park.

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Name	Format	Description	Link
Water Quality - Prince Albert - E.Coli Data - 3	CSV		https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/a0096ea6-6ce0-4007-b43e-9d535cd1a32c/resource/41ab67bc-ac53-4919-b85c-6e4579ec52f0/download/prince_albert_np_freshwater_waterquality_1993-2025_coliform_data.csv
Water Quality - Prince Albert - Chemistry Data Dictionary	CSV		https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/a0096ea6-6ce0-4007-b43e-9d535cd1a32c/resource/6ecd37aa-02ab-433f-884b-2eefff0dd47c/download/prince_albert_np_freshwater_water_quality_2003-2019_data_dictionary.csv
Water Quality - Prince Albert - Chemistry Data - 2	CSV		https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/a0096ea6-6ce0-4007-b43e-9d535cd1a32c/resource/cbe4734c-b609-47f5-ac40-45414d6b4d36/download/prince_albert_np_freshwater_waterquality_1992-2025_ysiprofiles_data.csv
Water Quality - Prince Albert - Secchi Desk Data - 4	CSV		https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/a0096ea6-6ce0-4007-b43e-9d535cd1a32c/resource/d6f95f5c-d22d-4570-b5b6-d0cebd911743/download/prince_albert_np_freshwater_waterquality_2003-2025_secchi_data.csv
Water Quality - Prince Albert - Probe Data - 1	CSV		https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/a0096ea6-6ce0-4007-b43e-9d535cd1a32c/resource/e43c3072-6bb8-435b-8b57-684a621b50e3/download/prince_albert_np_freshwater_water_quality_2003-2025_data.csv
Water Quality - Prince Albert - Discharge Data - 5	CSV		https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/a0096ea6-6ce0-4007-b43e-9d535cd1a32c/resource/ebdcc9d8-3ce0-4470-ae00-aa30a45e296a/download/prince_albert_np_freshwater_water_quality_2006-2018_data_5.csv

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