Title: Water Level and Chemistry characteristic data from Boreal Plain Lakes at URSA, Western Canada
Citation: Devito, Kevin, 2026, "Water Level and Chemistry characteristic data from Boreal Plain Lakes at URSA, Western Canada", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/DLIJ3R, Borealis
Study Site: Utikuma Region Study Area, Alberta
Purpose: These data were used to compare short- and long-term water level and water budget responses to decadal weather cycles relative to geology and landscape position in Boreal lakes of Western Canada.
Abstract: This dataset includes three excel files, each with three tabs: Readme, Lake_Locations, and either Lake_Water_level_Metrices, Climate_CaMg Conc & Mass, or Lake_Characteristics & Catchment_Characteristics. "Readme" contains descriptions of all column headers and data, and provides units of measurement for each tab. This data was collected monthly to annually during the open water season from 26 lakes at the Utikuma Region Study Area (URSA) in the Boreal Plains of Western Canada from 1999 to 2018.
Supplemental Information Summary:
Research:
Further Info: Leader, S., Kettridge, N., Mendoza, C., Hannah, D., & Devito, K.J. (2026). Influence of Landscape and Lake Characteristics on Long-Term Water-Level Responses in Shallow Lakes of the Sub-Humid Boreal Plains, Canada. Water Resources Research, 62(2): https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR040903
Status: Complete
Keywords:
hydrology,
effects of disturbance,
meteorology,
management,
Geographical coordinates: North: 56, South: 56 East: -115 West: -115
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 1999-01-01, End
Date: 2018-12-31
