Sapphire Lake (SAP01)

Long-term monitoring on Sapphire Lake was established in 2022 to track changes in water quality and quantity in the face of climate change. The High Elevation Monitoring Program is part of the Columbia Basin Water Monitoring Framework program (CBWMF). The CBWMF is a coordinated monitoring network that tracks how climate change and other impacts are affecting water supply for communities and ecosystems across the Canadian Columbia Basin region.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Dataset Collection Organization Living Lakes Canada
Dataset Steward Email cbwaterhub@livinglakescanada.ca
Dataset Citation Living Lakes Canada. (2022). Sapphire Lake (SAP01) [Data set]. Columbia Basin Water Hub. https://doi.org/10.48511/d1c6-gr69
Dataset Upload Year 2023
Dataset Earliest Record Start Date 2022-08-15
Dataset Latest Record End Date 2023-10-11
Dataset Funding Description This data collection was made possible with the support of the following funders: The Ministry of BC, the Alpine Club of Canada and Valhalla Mountain Touring.
Dataset 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.
Other Data Sources N/A
Brief description of dataset location This data was collected at Sapphire Lake in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, B.C. The lake sits at 2263 masl and is situated in the Interior mountain-heather Alpine (IMA) biogeoclimatic zone. It is fed by precipitation and snow melt and marks the headwaters of Lemon Creek.
Dataset Type Lake
Dataset Keywords High Elevation,Lake,Water Level,Water temperature
Dataset Latitude 49.751333
Dataset Longitude -117.20766
Dataset DOI https://doi.org/
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