Water-quality model simulations for Buffalo Pound Lake, Saskatchewan

Related Information

Overview Research Site Status and Provenance Access and Downloads

Section 1: Overview

Name of Research Project

Related Project	Part
GWF-IMPC: Integrated Modelling Program for Canada	A3
Core Modelling and Forecasting Team	WQM

Program Affiliations

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Related Research Project(s)

Related Project	Part
GWF-IMPC: Integrated Modelling Program for Canada

Dataset Title

Water-quality model simulations for Buffalo Pound Lake, Saskatchewan

Additional Information

GeoNetwork record: www.gwfnet.net/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/21d27356-63e2-43fe-afff-20be0188fc90

Creators and Contributors

Name	Role	Email	Institution
Julie Terry	Originator; Point of Contact	julie.terry@usask.ca	University of Saskatchewan
Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt	Principal Investigator; Point of Contact	karl-erich.lindenschmidt@usask.ca	University of Saskatchewan
John-Mark Davies	Collaborator		Water Security Agency
Blair Kardash	Collaborator		Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant
Curtis Hallborg	Collaborator		Water Security Agency
Mohamed Elshamy	Collaborator		University of Saskatchewan

Abstract

Measured data was collated from several sources:
-Hourly historical meteorological data downloaded from ECCC website https://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=moose+jaw&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2020&Year=2020&Month=11&Day=8&selRowPerPage=25
-Physical and chemical variables provided by Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant (Limited access – provided for a specific research purpose only)
-Physical and chemical variables provided by WSA (Limited access – provided for a specific research purpose only)
-Hydrological data provided by WSA (Limited access – provided for a specific research purpose only)
-Hydrology data downloaded from EC Water Office website (https://wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/search/historical_results_e.html?search_type=station_number&station_number=05JG004&start_year=1850&end_year=2020&minimum_years=&gross_drainage_operator=%3E&gross_drainage_area=&effective_drainage_operator=%3E&effective_drainage_area=)
-Global climate model spatial data from the GLOBALWATER datastore share

Purpose

For modelling water quality scenarios of Buffalo Pound Lake, an impounded lake providing the water for approximately 25% of the Saskatchewan population. Scenarios look at water diversion schemes and climate change.

Plain Language Summary

Keywords

Keyword
water quality
lake data
model data
climate change
CE-QUAL-W2

Citations

Description of Specific Location	Latitude	Longitude
Buffalo Pound Lake	50.6500	-105.5006

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
CE-QUAL-W2

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)

List of Parameters and Variables

Parameter/Variable	Unit	Frequency	Source

T-2021-09-13-T1v0GVZCT3fkWT3asokkmeyMQ Dataset 1.2

Begin Date	End Date
2015-06-01	2018-12-31

West Boundary Longitude	-105.5006
East Boundary Longitude	-105.5006
North Boundary Latitude	50.6500
South Boundary Latitude	50.6500