Projects & Research
Water Quality Research: 2016-2020
One of the primary controls on algal growth is the concentration of phosphorus in the water. It does not take much increase in phosphorus from low levels of around 10… Read more >
Water Level Measurements 2019
A digital pressure sensor was installed off a dock at the eastern end of the central part of Lake Mattatall in order to measure changes in water levels of the… Read more >
New Bridge across Outlet on Aqua Vista Dr.
During the week of August 26-30 (2019), the outlet stream at the north end of the lake was opened up by replacing the westernmost culvert on Aqua Vista Dr. with… Read more >
Introduction to Lake Processes
A basic introduction on lake processes relevant to Lake Mattatall has been made available to us courtesy of Dr. R. Jamieson (Centre for Water Resources Studies, Characterization of Phosphorus Sources in… Read more >
Algal Blooms
Many types of algae occur naturally in lake waters. They are generally categorized as a large, diverse group of photosynthetic organisms that can be subdivided into the larger and more… Read more >
Watershed Study
The Mattatall Lake Watershed encloses a flat lying region of numerous streams that empty into the lake (map from Nguyen-Quang et al., 2016). Since the Lake is shallow and its… Read more >
Map of Lake Depths
In summer 2017, we took readings of water depths in the lake since the only previously available depth map was made in the 1970’s and was considered inaccurate. Over 11,000… Read more >
Boating
We are concerned with the possible disturbance of sediments by boating activity and the potential release of nutrients into the water column. Buoys were placed in shallow areas around the… Read more >
