Publications

Investigation into the source and variability of salinity in the Milk River, Alberta : in response to the winter limit exceedances under the South Saskatchewan Region-Surface Water Quality Management Framework

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This report focuses on the technical results of an investigation initiated to understand the behavior of total dissolved solids and specific conductance in the Milk River, as a result of Surface... More ≫

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This report focuses on the technical results of an investigation initiated to understand the behavior of total dissolved solids and specific conductance in the Milk River, as a result of Surface Water Quality Framework (SWQMF) limit exceedances. The report includes a brief description of the SWQMF process, a summary of Milk River salinity exceedances, and objectives and results of the investigation. Data appendices are also included.

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Frequently asked questions : Milk River diversion failure

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Information on the May 2020 failure of water diversion infrastructure in Montana. Includes a status update on repairs to this infrastructure and other important information for water licence... More ≫

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Information on the May 2020 failure of water diversion infrastructure in Montana. Includes a status update on repairs to this infrastructure and other important information for water licence holders in the Milk River basin.

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St. Mary and Milk River basins : Canadian and American entitlements

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This infographic provides a visual representation of Canadian and American entitlements to water on the St. Mary and Milk rivers.

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Transboundary Waters Secretariat

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Information about Alberta’s Transboundary Waters Secretariat, including the role and mandate of this organization in ensuring Alberta receives its water entitlements while also meeting its... More ≫

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Information about Alberta’s Transboundary Waters Secretariat, including the role and mandate of this organization in ensuring Alberta receives its water entitlements while also meeting its obligations under existing cross border water management agreements.

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Milk River at eastern crossing : natural flow, U.S. entitlements and Canadian entitlements

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Lists historic figures for the annual natural flow of the Milk River during the irrigation season and the annual entitlements for Canada (Alberta) and the U.S., for the years 1911 to 2001.

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Recreational flows for paddling along rivers in southern Alberta

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This report develops and applies methods to determine recreational flows (RF) for regulated (dammed) and free-flowing (non-dammed) streams of the Oldman River Basin and the Milk and South... More ≫

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This report develops and applies methods to determine recreational flows (RF) for regulated (dammed) and free-flowing (non-dammed) streams of the Oldman River Basin and the Milk and South Saskatchewan rivers in southern Alberta. Specific RF values were determined for minimal flows, low flows that still provide a worthwhile paddling opportunity, and preferred or sufficient flows that represent the low end of the favored flow range.

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