Elk River Alliance's 2020 Community-Based Water Monitoring Report
Download: era_cbwm_report_20210101.pdf
Elk River Alliance's Community-Based Water Monitoring (CBWM) program covers the spatial extent of the Elk River Watershed, located within the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. In 2020, this program assessed a total of 10 sites across 5 major tributaries: Lizard Creek, Alexander Creek, Coal Creek, Boivin Creek, and Morrissey Creek. The tributary assessments were performed successfully using the full CABIN method (Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network) which is a nationally recognized stream assessment protocol. CABIN assessments in 2020 indicated most sites to be in relatively good condition (similar benthic community structure to similar reference sites), with the exception of the lower Coal Creek sampling site (COL001) and the Morrissey Creek sampling site (MOR001). According to the CABIN assessment model, both of these sites were stressed and diverging from the designated reference conditions.
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| Field | Value |
| Data last updated | June 27, 2022 |
| Metadata last updated | February 12, 2024 |
| Created | June 27, 2022 |
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| License | CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 |
| Data collection info | Study sites were primarily assessed for aquatic health using the CABIN method outlined in the Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network Field Manual for Wadeable Streams (Carter 2012) available for download at https://publications.gc.ca/site/fra/9.696248/publication.html and in addition, some study sites were submitted to STREAM e-DNA analyses, following the methodology outlined in STREAM: Procedure for collecting benthic macroinvertebrate DNA samples in wadeable streams (Carter 2012; Wright, Robinson, and Hajibabaei 2020). |
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| Data type | non-lab |
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| On same domain | True |
| Package id | 332a3d72-842a-4986-8ee7-65a9b6570811 |
| Resource citation | Elk River Watershed Alliance. (2022) Elk River Alliance Community-Based Water Monitoring Report. 2020 Monitoring Report [Resource]. Columbia Basin Water Hub. Fernie. https://doi.org/10.48511/ZSKC-XN46 |
| Resource data disclaimer | No warranty or guarantee exists that the information is accurate, complete, current, or suitable for any purpose. The individual user must confirm the accuracy of the data and whether it will be appropriate for their purpose themselves. |
| Resource location | The focus of ERA’s CBWM program covers the spatial extent of the Elk River Watershed, located within the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. This watershed begins at the Elk Lakes in the North and extends to Lake Koocanusa in the South, serving the communities of the Elk Valley. ERA operates within the ʔamak̓ʔis Ktunaxa, the Traditional Territory of the Ktunaxa Nation. |
| Size | 163.4 MiB |
| State | active |
| Url type | upload |
| Waterhub certified | Certified |
| Waterhub grade | People and Perspectives |
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| Citation (Required) | Elk River Watershed Alliance. (2022) Elk River Alliance Community-Based Water Monitoring Report. 2020 Monitoring Report [Resource]. Columbia Basin Water Hub. Fernie. https://doi.org/10.48511/ZSKC-XN46 |
| Resource Location | The focus of ERA’s CBWM program covers the spatial extent of the Elk River Watershed, located within the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. This watershed begins at the Elk Lakes in the North and extends to Lake Koocanusa in the South, serving the communities of the Elk Valley. ERA operates within the ʔamak̓ʔis Ktunaxa, the Traditional Territory of the Ktunaxa Nation. |
| Data Collection Information | Study sites were primarily assessed for aquatic health using the CABIN method outlined in the Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network Field Manual for Wadeable Streams (Carter 2012) available for download at https://publications.gc.ca/site/fra/9.696248/publication.html and in addition, some study sites were submitted to STREAM e-DNA analyses, following the methodology outlined in STREAM: Procedure for collecting benthic macroinvertebrate DNA samples in wadeable streams (Carter 2012; Wright, Robinson, and Hajibabaei 2020). |
| Data Processing | N/A |
| Data Disclaimer | No warranty or guarantee exists that the information is accurate, complete, current, or suitable for any purpose. The individual user must confirm the accuracy of the data and whether it will be appropriate for their purpose themselves. |
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