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Bow River : fisheries management zone ES1/PP1

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This fact sheet is an overview of fisheries management in the Bow River as of October 2021. The Bow River, originating in the Rocky Mountains, flows through the City of Calgary and supports an... More ≫

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This fact sheet is an overview of fisheries management in the Bow River as of October 2021. The Bow River, originating in the Rocky Mountains, flows through the City of Calgary and supports an internationally renowned fishery.

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Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan : what it is and how it works

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This factsheet provides an overview of the Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan, a strategic plan to address sources of phosphorus in the middle reach of the Bow River between the Bearspaw and... More ≫

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This factsheet provides an overview of the Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan, a strategic plan to address sources of phosphorus in the middle reach of the Bow River between the Bearspaw and Bassano Dams.

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Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan Implementation Committee terms of reference

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Information about the multi-stakeholder Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan Implementation Committee, including its purpose, vision and how it operates.

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Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan five year update

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A report summarizing the activities of the Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan Implementation Committee from 2014 to 2019.

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Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan overview

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A summary of the Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan, which was developed in 2014 to proactively monitor phosphorus levels and maintain water quality in the Bow River in the area flowing from the... More ≫

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A summary of the Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan, which was developed in 2014 to proactively monitor phosphorus levels and maintain water quality in the Bow River in the area flowing from the Bearspaw Dam to the Bassano Dam. This management plan aligns with the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan and the Surface Water Quality management Framework.

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Bioengineering demonstration project summary report

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The FISHES Program, in collaboration with the City of Calgary and the Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program, is constructing a Bioengineering Demonstration and Education Project along the... More ≫

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The FISHES Program, in collaboration with the City of Calgary and the Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program, is constructing a Bioengineering Demonstration and Education Project along the Bow River in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood.

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Bow River BioSonics pilot survey with water quality ground-truth monitoring

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This study was initialized to test and validate an innovative survey technique adopting the BioSonics DT-X echosounder, which has been successfully applied for surveying vegetation and sediment in... More ≫

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This study was initialized to test and validate an innovative survey technique adopting the BioSonics DT-X echosounder, which has been successfully applied for surveying vegetation and sediment in many estuary and lake systems, but not for a shallow riverine system, like the Bow River in Alberta, Canada. The site for this study was selected to be a 500 meter reach on the Bow River just below the City of Calgary’s major wastewater treatment plant, the Bonnybrook Plant, where substantial levels of aquatic vegetation exist during summer. The BioSonics survey was performed three times under different growing seasons in 2010.

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Hydrology study, Bow and Elbow River updated hydraulic model project, Rev. A.

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The City of Calgary, in partnership with Alberta Environment, plans to create a hydraulic model of the Bow and Elbow Rivers through Calgary, to support emergency response planning and operations... More ≫

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The City of Calgary, in partnership with Alberta Environment, plans to create a hydraulic model of the Bow and Elbow Rivers through Calgary, to support emergency response planning and operations through flood inundation mapping. The model will provide additional perspective on current flood hazard area management and will provide a basis for increased understanding of fish habitat, river morphology and erosion, water quality and storm water runoff impacts. The first component of the project was a hydrology study, which was contracted to Golder Associates Ltd. and is the subject of this report. The hydrology study is required to determine the flood magnitudes for Bow River and its tributaries through the city for use in the hydraulic model.

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Cochrane - Bow River, Bighill and Jumpingpound Creeks - flood hazard study

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This study delineates flood hazard areas and determines design flood levels along the Bow River and Bighill and Jumpingpound Creeks through Cochrane. The study area includes about 27 kilometres of... More ≫

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This study delineates flood hazard areas and determines design flood levels along the Bow River and Bighill and Jumpingpound Creeks through Cochrane. The study area includes about 27 kilometres of the Bow River, almost five kilometres of Bighill Creek and about five kilometres of Jumpingpound Creek. Ice jam flooding is the design condition along the Bow River. The study uses analysis of historic ice jam data at River Avenue Bridge to determine 100-year ice jam water levels along the Bow River mainstem. Open water flooding is the design condition for Bighill and Jumpingpound Creeks. The design discharges for Bighill and Jumpingpound Creeks are 20.8 m³/s and 323 m³/s respectively. The headwaters of the Bow River are in the Rocky Mountains upstream of Lake Louise. Although there are a number of storage reservoirs in the basin upstream of Cochrane, their primary purpose is to provide hydroelectric power and thus they offer little opportunity to moderate flood flows. The original study...

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City of Calgary floodplain study

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A detailed hydrologic and hydraulic study has been carried out to delineate the floodway and floodplain areas for the 1% (1 in 100 year) flood for the Bow River, Elbow River and Nose Creek through... More ≫

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A detailed hydrologic and hydraulic study has been carried out to delineate the floodway and floodplain areas for the 1% (1 in 100 year) flood for the Bow River, Elbow River and Nose Creek through the City of Calgary.

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