BONNYVILLE WATERSHED BEACON CORNER a Watershed/Drainage Basin Is the Water from an Area of Land Which Flows Into One Big Body of Water
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Water will fall from the sky and collection into lakes, streams, wetlands, and rivers to collect into one big body of water, and for us, water drains into the Beaver River. Within a drainage basin, Ye C lling r BEAVER RIVER WATERSHED ALLIANCE e ek there are sub-basins which first flow into other tributaries before draining into the main body of water. Bangs Lake S i n k i n g Thompson ST. VINCENT WTheHO sub-basins WE ARE of Bonnyville areLake sMoose Lake Sub-basinSoars and Muriel Lake Sub-basin. The commercial and industrial side of Bonnyville drains into 0 Muriel 0 M Lake n i g and Advisory Councils (WPAC) in Alberta, and is 0 0 A L a k e Lake PRA R e i t a 0 0 TMoosehe Be aLake.ver R Theiver heightWater sofh elandd A lalongliance the (BR rodeoWA) igroundss one of andelev theen Wballat ediamondrshed P lanextnni ntog 74thand A Avenuedvisory and Co u62ndncils Street.(WPAC redirects) in Albe rtheta, aflownd iofs awatern into 0 0 2 Independent Standing Committee of the Lakeland Industry and Community Association (LICA). WPACs are designated by the Government 951 0 0 1 : S u b - b a s i n Sinking Muriel Lake Independent Standing Committee of the Lakeland Industry and Community Association (LICA). WPACs are designated by the Government of 0 C r e e k 0 8 6 Lake Alberta to carry out planning and education functions through the Water for Life Strategy (2003) whose goals are: 6 3 GURNEYVILLE Jessie Lake. The majority of Bonnyville residential area up to the East Gate Subdivision flows will flow into Jessie Lake. The East Gate Subdivision : Reita Lake Alberta to carry out planning and education functions through the Water for Life Strategy (2003) whose goals are: 1 S u b - b a s i n 1. Healthy aquatic ecosystems, 1 : 1moving. Healt heasty aq willuat iflowc ec ointosys tBarrierems, Lake before joining Muriel Creek and flowing into the Beaver River. T 2. Reliable, quality water supplies for a sustainable economy, and A 2. Reliable, quality water supplies for a sustainable economy, and 6 Mallaig PRA 881 3Jessie. A saf eLake sec uisre classified drinking wasa ate kettler supp lake.ly. Kettle lakes are formed when chunks of a receding glacier fall off, becoming dead ice. This dead ice is 2 VU - 3. A safe secure drinking water supply. 4 0 HOLYOKE covered with sediment, slowing the melting rate, and as the ice slowly melts it leaves behind a hole in the land. This left-over hole is then filled - HORSESHOE BAY 7 950 1 WHAT WE DO 0 WwithHA Twater WE fromDO precipitation and surface water runoff. No natural waterways flow into or out of our kettle lakes. Jessie Lake is recharged by the 2 1. Report periodically on the state of the watershed. Last report completed in 2013. 224 : 1. Report periodically on the state of the watershed. Last report completed in 2013. N Twp.59 Vincent Lake 2rainfall. Coord andinat esurface the de vwaterelopm runoffent o ffrom an I nBonnyville.tegrated W Thisater smeanshed M allan aofg etheme herbicides,nt Plan (IW petMP waste,). Plan litter to b eand co mfertilizerspleted in from 201 7our. town get washed into O 954 2. Coordinate the development of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan (IWMP). Plan to be completed in 2017. D 3. Complete projects to fill knowledge gaps related to water resources. E 3Jessie. Com Lake.plete pWithroje cnots outflow,to fill kn othesewled gpollutantse gaps re accumulatelated to wat ewithinr reso Jessieurces. Lake and have a large impact on the water quality. There is a strong reason T 4. Provide education and outreach to communities in the watershed. N I 4to. Pbelieverovide thisedu cwateration beingand o washedutreach intoto c oJessiemmun Lakeities iisn tthehe wreasonatersh fored .the algae blooms and in turn the smell. Algae bloom occurs when fertilizers R Chickehill P 657 Lake VU OandUR extraWAT EnutrientsRSHED wash into a body of water. Algae is a type of aquatic plant which is naturally occurring in77 9nature but it is more recently seen in d 2 x KEHIWIN 123 OUR WATERSHED Flat Lake 1. In Alberta, the Beaver River watershed is approximately 22,000 km ,2 occupying 3% of the province. m Snail . Kehiwin Lake 1thick. In A greenlberta layers, the B acrosseaver Rtheive surfacer waters ofhe thed is water. appro Thisxima extrately 2 deposit2,000 k mof nutrients, occupyi ncomesg 3% ofromf the human provin cactivitye. within our community. Heavy rainfall A Lake Ã Ä 2. The population of the Beaver River Watershed is approximately 38,000. v e 2will. T hwashe pop fertilizersulation o fand the animalBeave rwastes River W intoate ourrsh ebodiesd is ap ofpr water,oxima twhichely 38 ,can000 result. in a algae bloom. Algae is harmful due to its rapid growth and R 41 3. Two-thirds of the watershed is upland, consisting of forests and agricultural land. The remaining one-third is wetland or open water lakes. _ 3. Two-thirds of the watershed is upland, consisting of forests and agricultural land. The remaining one-third is wetland or open water lakes. 2 4. The Beaver River starts at Beaver Lake near Lac La Biche and runs for 250 km in Alberta to the Saskatchewan border. 2 death rate, the decomposing plant material takes oxygen out of the water, causing harm to fish. The excess of decomposing matter can also cause x 4. The Beaver River starts at Beaver Lake near Lac La Biche and runs for 250 km in Alberta to the Saskatchewan border. 4 5. The Beaver River connects to the Churchill River in Saskatchewan and eventually flows to Hudson Bay. 3 W h i t e f i s h 5. The Beaver River connects to the Churchill River in Saskatchewan and eventually flows to Hudson Bay. _ a foul odour to the surroundingLittle area. In addition to these harmful effects algae blooms make swimming and boating difficult and unpleasant. In p VU897 a L a k e Cushing Lake Rock Island M Fsomeor mo casere in algaeforma cantion produce vLaikseit ou toxicr we bbio-product,site www.b ethisave algarriv eisr wcalledaters cyanobacteria,hed.ca or blue-green algae.