In 2007, the Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society collaborated with Naomi Parker, B.Sc. and Water Management Consultant, to initiate a water quality monitoring program for Fish Creek and the outfalls contributing stormwater to the creek within the Fish Creek Provincial Park boundaries.
The study included sampling at seven sites along Fish Creek:
● Headwaters sampling site, located within the McLean Creek Public Land Use Zone:
50.85710 N 114.60498 W
● Priddis-Tsuu T'ina sampling site, located on private land at the north end of Range Road 30/192 St. W:
50.91997 N 114.28790 W
● Sampling site 1, located within Fish Creek Provincial Park just upstream of Bridge 1:
50.92916 N 114.13801 W
● Sampling site 2, located within Fish Creek Provincial Park downstream of the Evergreen stormwater outfall: 50.93231 N 114.09147 W
● Sampling site 3, located within Fish Creek Provincial Park downstream of the Macleod Trail stormwater outfall: 50.92921 N 114.06889 W
● Sampling site 4, located within Fish Creek Provincial Park downstream of the Acadia stormwater outfall: 50.92830 N 114.04871 W
● Sampling site 5, located within Fish Creek Provincial Park near the confluence with the Bow River: 50.90494 N 114.01091 W
Running from 2007 to 2013, the project was funded and supported by Alberta Environment and Parks, Bow River Basin Council, Land Stewardship Centre, Alberta Conservation Association, RBC Blue Water Fund, ALS Environmental, AGAT Laboratories, Alberta Stewardship Network.
The purpose of the Fish Creek Water Quality Monitoring Program was to develop a baseline for Fish Creek in terms of water quality and to explore the impact of stormwater inputs and recommend best management practices or improvements that can be made for the protection of water quality and aquatic habitat.
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