Lake information

Agriculture practices

• Agriculture around Alberta Lakes
• Farm water quality testing
• Manure management guidelines and legislation

Aquatic invasive species and diseases

• Aquatic invasive species
• Alberta Invasive Species Council
• Clean, drain, dry your gear
• Watercraft Inspections
• Don’t Let it Loose campaign
• EDDMapS Alberta
• Whirling disease

Aquatic plant control

• Aquatic Vegetation and Lake Health
• Association of Summer Villages of Alberta – Lake Stewardship Reference Guide: Aquatic Vegetation Control
• Lakeshores

Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria)

• Alberta Health Services – Blue-Green Algae Health Advisories
• Blue-green Algae
• Blue-green Algal (Cyanobacterial) Blooms Fact Sheet
• Cyanobacterial (Blue-green Algae) Blooms
• Health Canada – Guideline Technical Document – Cyanobacterial Toxins

Boating related

Boating

• Boating
• Watercraft inspections

Docks, boathouses, boat launches and dredging

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada – The Dock Primer (PDF, 986 KB)
• Lakeshores
  Docks and Associated Mooring Structures
• Shorelands – Approvals and regulatory requirements
  Dredging

Erosion

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada – The Effects of Sediment on Fish and their Habitat (PDF, 396 KB)

Fish related

Fisheries populations and management

• Invasive Fish Species
• Fisheries management
• Alberta Sportfishing Regulations
• Mercury in Fish
• Summer and Winter Kill
• Whirling disease

Fish habitat

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Measures to protect fish and fish habitat
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Projects near water
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada – The Fish Habitat Primer (PDF, 955 KB)

Lakes

Lake science and legislation 101

• Lake Legislation in Alberta
• Central Alberta Recreational Lakes Presentation (PDF, 4.0 MB)

Lakes – Understanding the basics

• Understanding Lake Science
• Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS) – LakeWatch
• Association of Summer Villages of Alberta – Lake Stewardship Reference Guide
• Cows and Fish – Lakes and Wetlands
• Nature Alberta
• Water conservation and wetlands

Non-motorized and motorized recreation

• Motorized recreation on public land
• Recreation on public land: know before you go
• Keep wheels out of water (PDF, 20.1 MB)
• Non-motorized recreation on public land

Planning and development

• Association of Summer Villages of Alberta – Lake Stewardship Reference Guide: Planning and Development
• Stepping Back from the Water – A Beneficial Management Practices Guide for New Development Near Water Bodies in Alberta's Settled Region

Pollutants

• Facts about Water in Alberta
• The effect of 1 Tbsp of fertilizer on lake water (JPG, 462 KB)

Property and water boundaries

• Lakeshores
• Riparian Rights and Shoreline Modifications
• Water boundaries

Sewage, wastewater and stormwater management

• Association of Summer Villages of Alberta – Lake Stewardship Reference Guide: Wastewater Management Systems
• Private sewage codes and standards
• Private Sewage Treatment Systems Separation Distances

Shoreline/riparian modification

Approval for shoreline work

• Lake Legislation in Alberta
• Lakeshores
• Private sewage codes and standards
• Shorelands – Approvals and regulatory requirements
• Shoreline/Water Body Modifications Fact Sheet
• Water Act Approvals Fact Sheet
• Water Act forms

Information on modification

• Association of Summer Villages of Alberta – Lake Stewardship Reference Guide: Beach Development/Sand Placement
• Cows and Fish – Protecting Shorelines and Streambanks – Naturally!
• Cows and Fish – Riparian Health Assessment
• Cows and Fish – Looking at my lakeshore
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada – The Shore Primer (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Lake County Stormwater Management Commission – Streambank and Shoreline Protection Manual (PDF, 1.8 MB)
• Riparian Rights and Shoreline Modifications
• Wabamun Watershed Management Council – Guide to Naturalizing a Lakefront Shoreline

Transport Canada

• Canadian Navigable Waters Act
• Prairie and Northern Region

Water levels

• Alberta River Basins – River forecasts and advisories
• High water
• Flood
• Spring Run-off Flood Prevention

Water quality

• Alberta Lake Management Society – Annual LakeWatch Summaries
• Cows and Fish – Water Quality and Riparian Areas
• Surface water quality data
• Water reports
• Water quality guidelines

Wetlands

• Alberta NAWMP Partnership
• Alberta Wetlands
• Cows and Fish – Lakes and Wetlands
• Cows and Fish – Value of Wetlands
• Wetlands