Ecological Archives A014-002-A1

Mats Dynesius, Roland Jansson, Mats E. Johansson, and Christer Nilsson. 2004. Intercontinental similarities in riparian-plant diversity and sensitivity to river regulation. Ecological Applications 14:173-191.

Appendix A. A site description and environmental variables sampled at the riparian study sites in Alberta and British Colombia, Canada.

SITE CODE
SITE NAME
SITE LOCATION
RIVER
LONG
LAT
WATER-LEVEL REGIME
FLOW
FIELDCOV
TREECOV
WIDTH
HEIGHT
PEAT
CLAY
FINESED
SAND
GRAVEL
PEBBLES COBBLES
BOULDERS
BEDROCK
AREA
AA3 Ghost Lake S. side of Ghost Lake (Bow River) c. 2 km downstream Morley Bridge. Bow River
114º 49'
51º 11'
run-of-river impoundment lake
65
15
28
100
0
0
90
1
1
3
4
1
0
5600
AC6 Barrier Lake S. side of Barrier Lake (Kananaskis River), just above the dam. Kananaskis River
115º 02'
51º 02'
storage reservoir lake
2
1
21.4
230
0
0
20
20
10
20
20
10
0
4280
B6 Parsnip River S. side of Parsnip River c. 1 km downstream John Hart Highway Bridge. Peace River
122º 59'
55º 07'
free-flowing run
75
55
20.4
366
0
0
65
8
2
10
10
5
0
4080
C6 Williston Lake N E. side of Williston Lake (Parsnip River) c. 7 km south of Finlay Bay. Peace River
123º 46'
55º 55'
storage reservoir lake
1
1
11.7
228
0
0
93
5
1
1
0
0
0
2340
CAN Canmore N. side of Bow River, just downstream border of Banff National Park Bow River
115º 25'
51º 08'
free-flowing run
85
60
117
147
0
0
60
20
2
8
7
3
0
23400
D1 Williston Lake S E. side of Williston Lake (Parsnip River) near Mackenzie. Peace River
123º 12'
55º 20'
storage reservoir lake
5
2
5.5
235
0
0
95
5
0
0
0
0
0
1100
F4 Attachie N. side of Peace River c. 7 km upstream Attachie. Peace River
121º 32'
56º 11'
regulated but unimpounded glide
25
5
4.06
295
0
0
30
4
6
10
20
30
0
812
G5 Cherry Point N. side of Peace River c. 1 km downstream the Alberta-B.C. border. Peace River
119º 59'
56º 09'
regulated but unimpounded glide
10
2
7.1
255
0
10
62
5
3
5
7
8
0
1420
H3 Many Islands N. side of Peace River just downstream Many Islands. Peace River
119º 08'
56º 18'
regulated but unimpounded run/glide (50/50)
5
1
12.5
285
0
0
14
0
28
28
28
2
0
2500
I2 Peace River S. side of Peace River c. 3.5 km downstream Verte Island. Peace River
118º 23'
55º 54'
regulated but unimpounded glide
15
15
100.4
410
0
0
15
2
10
35
35
3
0
20080
J1 Bezanson E. side of Smoky River c. 1 km downstream Primary Highway 34 bridge. Smokey River
118º 15'
55º 15'
free-flowing run
30
45
19.9
715
0
5
70
1
1
2
8
8
5
3980
K3 Culp E. side of Smoky River near Culp Railway Station. Smokey River
117º 33'
55º 47'
free-flowing run
40
15
990
42.4
0
10
59
5
3
7
9
6
1
198000
L5 Hinton N. side of Athabasca River c. 6 km downstream Hinton. Athabasca River
117º 31'
53º 27'
free-flowing glide
40
50
5.78
180
0
0
95
0
1
2
2
0
0
1156
M5 Whitecourt N. side of Athabasca River c. 13 km upstream Whitecourt. Athabasca River
115º 53'
54º 11'
free-flowing glide
55
10
6.58
130
0
0
99
0
0
0
1
0
0
1316
N3 Klondyke S. side of Athabasca River c. 4.5 km downstream Vega Ferry. Athabasca River
114º 26'
54º 28'
free-flowing glide
60
75
10.08
425
0
0
95
0
0
2
2
1
0
2016
O2 Horseshoe Falls S. side of Bow River c. 1 km downstream Horseshoe Falls Dam. Bow River
115º 01'
51º 07'
regulated but unimpounded run
35
50
3.12
130
0
0
81
5
5
5
3
1
0
624
O6 La Biche River E. side of Athabasca River c. 1 km downstream La Biche River. Athabasca River
112º 44'
55º 01'
free-flowing glide
40
30
42.6
595
0
0
97
0
0
1
1
1
0
8520
Q1 Brazeau E. side of Brazaeu Reservoir c. 4 km south of Brazeau Canal control gate. Brazeau River
115º 36'
52º 56'
storage reservoir lake
1
1
3.42
220
0
0
36
50
2
3
3
5
1
684
R6 North Sask. River, upper N. side of N. Saskatchewan River c. 8 km downstream border of Banff N.P. North Saskatchewan River
116º 33'
52º 00'
free-flowing run
75
50
25.2
180
0
0
85
10
2
2
1
0
0
5040
S1 North Sask. River, lower N. side of N. Saskatchewan River c. 10 km downstream border of Banff N.P. North Saskatchewan River
116º 31'
52º 00'
free-flowing run/glide (20/80)
60
45
22.3
205
0
0
99
0
0
0.5
0.5
0
0
4460
T1 Abrahams Lake W. side of Abrahams Lake (N. Sask. Riv.) c. 9 km s. of Cline River Motel. North Saskatchewan River
116º 25'
52º 07'
storage reservoir lake
60
15
132.8
1032
0
0
80
1
1
9
9
0
0
26560
U2 Nordegg N. side of N. Saskatchewan River right south of Nordegg. North Saskatchewan River
116º 03'
52º 24'
regulated but unimpounded run
75
50
33.36
63
0
0
95
0
0
3
2
0
0
6672
Y2 Deer creek N. side of Red Deer River c. 500 m from Deer Creek Recreation Area. Red Deer River
115º 08'
51º 39'
free-flowing rapid
60
50
37.26
212
0
0
80
5
3
2
3
5
2
7452
Z5 Red Deer River, lower N. side of Red Deer River just upstream Secundary Road 587 bridge. Red Deer River
114º 29'
51º 56'
free-flowing rapid/run (50/50)
40
60
7.74
198
0
0
84
0
0
5
10
1
0
1548

 

   Notes: LONG = longitude; LAT = latitude; FLOW: when two flow types are given for a site, the relative length (%) each the flow type encompass along the 200-m long river section is given in brackets; TREECOV = cover of trees and shrubs, i.e., woody plants >0.25 m high (% cover); FIELDCOV = cover of herbs and dwarf shrubs, i.e., woody plants <0.25 m high (% cover); WIDTH (m); HEIGHT (cm); PEAT (% cover); CLAY (% cover); FINESED (% cover); SAND (% cover);
GRAVEL (% cover); PEBBLES (% cover); COBBLES (% cover); BOULDERS (% cover); BEDROCK (% cover); AREA (m2). Grain sizes are delimited according to the Wentworth scale.



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