Geochemistry in Conestogo Lake and Woolwich Reservoir

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Overview Research Site Status and Provenance Access and Downloads

Section 1: Overview

Name of Research Project

Related Project	Part
GWF-FORMBLOOM: Forecasting Tools and Mitigation Options for Diverse Bloom-Affected Lakes

Program Affiliations

No entries

Related Research Project(s)

Related Project	Part
GWF-FORMBLOOM: Forecasting Tools and Mitigation Options for Diverse Bloom-Affected Lakes

Dataset Title

Geochemistry in Conestogo Lake and Woolwich Reservoir

Additional Information

GeoNetwork record: www.gwfnet.net/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/ba98c352-2cc0-496b-8699-3e168eaf1ff7

Creators and Contributors

Name	Role	Email	Institution
Jason Venkiteswaran	Point of Contact, Principal Investigator	jvenkiteswaran@wlu.ca	Wilfrid Laurier University
Helen Baulch	Principal Investigator		University of Saskatchewan

Abstract

Standard field and laboratory methods.

Purpose

Routine field sampling of Conestogo Lake and Woolwich Reservoir. This data is collected as part of the Pillar 3 GWF project "FORMBLOOM: Forecasting Tools and Mitigation Options for Diverse Bloom-Affected Lakes".

Plain Language Summary

Drinking water supplies have been closed due to harmful algal blooms along with other widespread impacts such as loss of cottage real estate value, impacts on tourism & recreation. Cyanotoxin exposure can lead to death and sublethal effects that may include endocrine disruption, gastrointestinal problems, neurodegenerative diseases, inflammatory processes, and cancer. Solving the problem of blooms requires an understanding of how the physical environment links to geochemistry and bloom ecology, and this understanding must exist on the timescale upon which blooms develop and collapse – minutes to hours to weeks. Here we have monitored multiple sites, analyzing on different timescales changes in the algal community, chemistry, thermal structure of the ecosystem, and toxins.

Keywords

Keyword
geochemistry
biogeochemistry
nutrients
algae
algal bloom

Citations

Description of Specific Location	Latitude	Longitude
Conestogo Lake Center	43.6765	-80.7188
Conestogo Lake West	43.7081	-80.7122
Conestogo Lake East	43.6885	-80.7485
Woolwich Reservoir Center	43.6242	-80.5663

Section 3: Status and Provenance

Dataset Version

Dataset Creation Date

Status of data collection/production

○ Planned

◉ In Progress

○ Abandoned

○ Complete

Dataset Completion or Abandonment Date

Data Update Frequency

○ Continually

○ Daily

○ Weekly

○ Biweekly

○ Monthly

○ Anually

○ As needed

◉ Irregular

○ None planned

○ Unknown

Creation Software

Software	Version	File Formats

Primary Source of Data

◻ Unknown/Unspecified

◻ Census

▣ Field collected samples

▣ Field experiment

▣ Field observation

◻ Field survey

◻ Human biological samples

◻ Lab experiment

◻ Model simulation

◻ Previously collected

◻ Qualitative (from observations or interviews)

◻ Social survey

◻ Traditional knowledge

◻ Other Source of Data (Please specify in field below)

Other Source of Data (if applicable)

Data Lineage (if applicable). Please include versions (e.g., input and forcing data, models, and coupling modules; instrument measurements; surveys; sample collections; etc.)

Section 4: Access and Downloads

Access to the Dataset

Does the data have access restrictions?

◻ No restriction (data is currently open to public)

▣ Limited (data is currently under embargo until publication)

◻ Limited (data involves intellectual property issues related to local or traditional knowledge)

◻ Limited (release of data may cause harm to the environment or to the public)

◻ Limited (pre-existing data has been used and is subject to access restrictions)

◻ Limited (data involves human subjects)

◻ Limited (data is supported by industry partnerships)

◻ Limited (data is supported by government partnerships)

Downloading and Characteristics of the Dataset

Download Links and Instructions

Total Size of all Dataset Files (GB)

File formats and online databases

◻ Link to online database or web services (e.g., WISKI, ECCC)

◻ Archive files (.zip, .rar, .7z, .tar, .tgz, .tar.gz, etc.)

▣ CSV files (.csv - comma or tab separated value files)

▣ Excel document files (.xlsx, .xls)

◻ Image files (e.g., .tiff, .jpeg, .png, .gif, etc.)

◻ NetCDF files (.netcdf, .nc)

▣ Text files (.txt)

▣ Word document files (.docx, .doc)

▣ Other (Please specify in field below)

Other Data Formats (if applicable)

.md

List of Parameters and Variables

Parameter/Variable	Unit	Frequency	Source
temperature
DO
conductivity
salinity
pH
NH4
TKN
TN
F
Cl
Br
NO2
NO3
SO4
DOC
TSS-2.2
TSS-0.45
Chla
TP
SRP
DIC
13C-DIC
13C-POM
15N-POM
18O-H2O
2H-H2O
Al
As
Ca
Cr
Cu
Fe
K
Mn
Mg
Mo
Na
Ni
Pb
S
Si
Sr
Zn

Begin Date	End Date
2017-06-01	2019-10-18

West Boundary Longitude	-80.8223
East Boundary Longitude	-80.5394
North Boundary Latitude	43.7518
South Boundary Latitude	43.6167