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Basin / Site Name
Alder Creek Smart Watershed
Country; Province/State
Canada
Website
Operational Management
University of Waterloo
Basin / Site Location (Centroid Coordinates)
Coordinate Format
Latitude
Longitude
Degrees Minutes Seconds
Decimal Degrees
43.398
-80.546
Purpose / Scientific Focus
The Alder Creek watershed provides source water from the aquifers of the Waterloo Moraine for multiple well fields that supply the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo. Recharge rates and human impacts on streamflow are important topics for the watershed, and many numerical models of the area have been constructed. In order to support these types of analyses, field equipment was deployed within the watershed between 2013 and 2018 to monitor groundwater levels, stream stage, soil moisture, soil temperature, rainfall, and other weather parameters.
Location (Physiographic Region)
Area (km2)
Elevation (m; Mean, Maximum, Minimum)
Description (Physical–Ecological–Climatic Characteristics)
70% agricultural, urban areas, sand and gravel extraction pits,
Drainage / River System
Site History or Historical Context
Years of Data
Glacierized Area (% and year(s) measured)
0%
Main Land Cover(s)
woodlots and wetlands
Lithology / Soils
sand and gravel
J F M A M J J A S O N D A
Mean Monthly and Annual Temperature (°C)
J F M A M J J A S O N D A
Mean Total Monthly and Annual Precipitation (mm)
Snow Characteristics
Additional Noteworthy Characteristics of Basin/Site
Additional Notes and Details on Meteorological Observations
GW recharge ~ 7 municipal well fields Non-point source contaminants (NO3- & Cl-) Monitoring Every 2 weeks - water levels Monthly water quality at selected sites Currently deployed: 1x CR1000 weather station 1x CR1000 stream station 16x Solinst Leveloggers Deployable equipment: Leveloggers, weather stations, temperature sensors, drive-point wells, mini-piezometers, streambed temperature profiler, pumps
Basin
Great Lakes
Subbasin
Grand River Watershed
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Publications (Key Papers, Articles/Media, etc.)
Wiebe, A. J. and Rudolph, D. L. (2022). Meteorological and hydrological data from the Alder Creek watershed, SW Ontario. Earth System Science Data https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-3229-2022 Journal Article
Datasets and Real-time Data Feeds
Data Centre Postings
Other Datasets and Real-time Data Feeds
Three years of data is available on FRDR Dataset Meteorological and Hydrological Data from the Alder Creek Watershed, Grand River Basin, Ontario https://gwfnet.net/Metadata/Record/T-2020-05-28-H16QPj1LSEkeVAH1SBfg6Rkg Data storage/access/sharing: Field data is downloaded and collected monthly and uploaded to a shared OneDrive folder (PI, Observatory Manager, grad students) Quality assurance and control by MSc and PhD students Long-term preservation plan is to publish on FRDR after students complete degrees
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