Bathymetric Maps and Water Quality Profiles of ACA Enhanced Fish Stocking Ponds

Bathymetric Maps and Water Quality Profiles of ACA Enhanced Fish Stocking Ponds 4 April 2017 Alberta Conservation Association 101 – 9 Chippewa Road Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada T8A 6J7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to Bill Patterson who began this project in 2011. Numerous staff were involved in visiting EFS waterbodies across the province: Andrew Clough, Jessica Dubnyk, Troy Furukawa, Clint Goodman, Patricia Halinowski, Kelly Hooey, Brad Hurkett, Dave Jackson, Clayton James, Logan Redman, Zachary Spence, and Ken Wright; thank you for your efforts in collecting this valuable data. This project was supported by the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, the Alberta Student Temporary Employment Program, Canada Summer Jobs, and Alberta Environment 12 and Parks. 12 Bathymetric Maps and Water Quality Profiles of ACA Enhanced Fish Stocking Ponds ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................ ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................... iii LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................... vi LIST OF TABLES....................................................................................................... ix 1.0 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................... 1 12 2.0 STUDY AREA ................................................................................................. 2 12 3.0 MATERIALS AND METHODS .................................................................... 3 3.1 Bathymetry ..................................................................................................... 3 3.2 Water Quality ................................................................................................. 3 4.0 RESULTS ......................................................................................................... 4 ANDERSON DAM .................................................................................................. 4 BASHAW POND ..................................................................................................... 6 BEAUMONT POND ................................................................................................ 8 BONNYVILLE POND ........................................................................................... 10 BOW CITY EAST POND ...................................................................................... 12 BOYLE POND ....................................................................................................... 14 BUD MILLER PARK POND ................................................................................. 16 CASTOR FISH POND ........................................................................................... 18 CENTENNIAL PARK POND ................................................................................ 20 CIPPERLEY’S RESERVOIR ................................................................................. 22 CLAUDE BRENNAN MEMORIAL POND ........................................................... 24 DAYSLAND POND ............................................................................................... 26 DEWITT’S POND .................................................................................................. 28 EAST STORMWATER POND .............................................................................. 30 ECHO DALE PARK .............................................................................................. 32 EMERSON LAKE .................................................................................................. 34 ENCHANT PARK POND ...................................................................................... 36 FOREMOST RESERVOIR .................................................................................... 38 Bathymetric Maps and Water Quality Profiles of ACA Enhanced Fish Stocking Ponds iii FORT LIONS COMMUNITY FISH POND AT WEST RIVER’S EDGE ............... 40 GIBBONS POND ................................................................................................... 42 GOLD SPRINGS PARK......................................................................................... 44 GOOSEBERRY PARK POND ............................................................................... 46 GRANUM POND ................................................................................................... 48 HANSEN’S RESERVOIR ...................................................................................... 50 HERITAGE LAKE ................................................................................................. 52 HERMITAGE POND ............................................................................................. 54 12 INNISFREE TROUT POND .................................................................................. 56 12 IRMA FISH AND GAME POND ........................................................................... 58 KRAFT WIMBORNE POND ................................................................................. 60 LAMONT POND ................................................................................................... 62 LEGAL RESERVOIR ............................................................................................ 64 LEN THOMPSON POND ...................................................................................... 66 LOUGHEED TROUT POND ................................................................................. 68 MAGRATH FISH POND ....................................................................................... 70 McQUILLAN RESERVOIR ................................................................................... 72 McVINNIE RESERVOIR....................................................................................... 74 MIDWAY RESERVOIR ........................................................................................ 76 MIRROR RESERVOIR .......................................................................................... 78 MITCHELL POND ................................................................................................ 80 MITFORD .............................................................................................................. 82 MORINVILLE FISH AND GAME POND ............................................................. 84 MOUND RED RESERVOIR .................................................................................. 87 NOSE CREEK POND ............................................................................................ 89 NUGGENT POND ................................................................................................. 91 OYEN (CONCRETE PLANT) ............................................................................... 93 OYEN RESERVOIR .............................................................................................. 95 PLEASURE ISLAND FISH POND ........................................................................ 97 PRO ALTA POND ................................................................................................. 99 RADWAY FISH POND ........................................................................................101 RAY’S POND .......................................................................................................103 STIRLING FISH POND ........................................................................................105 STRATHMORE CHILDREN’S POND .................................................................107 Bathymetric Maps and Water Quality Profiles of ACA Enhanced Fish Stocking Ponds iv TEES TROUT POND ............................................................................................109 TELEGRAPH PARK POND .................................................................................111 TWO HILLS POND ..............................................................................................113 VEGREVILLE CHILDREN’S POND ...................................................................115 VIKING POND .....................................................................................................117 WALLACE PARK POND .....................................................................................119 WESTLOCK RECREATIONAL POND ...............................................................121 WETASKIWIN POND ..........................................................................................123 12 WINDSOR LAKE .................................................................................................125 12 5.0 LITERATURE CITED ..................................................................................127 Bathymetric Maps and Water Quality Profiles of ACA Enhanced Fish Stocking Ponds v LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Sampled stocked pond locations throughout Alberta. ................................... 2 Figure 2. Bathymetric map of Anderson Dam................................................................. 4 Figure 3. Bathymetric map of Bashaw Pond. .................................................................. 6 Figure 4. Bathymetric map of Beaumont Pond. .............................................................. 8 Figure 5. Bathymetric map of Bonnyville Pond. ........................................................... 10 Figure 6. Bathymetric map

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