Canadian water quality monitoring sites and their trophic status in terms of concentration of total phosphorus and total dissolved phosphorus (2004-2006).
Site DescriptionLatitudeLongitudeTP Trophic StatusTDP/TP Ratio
Liard River at For Liard60.243060-123.479170Meso-eutrophicTDP N/A
Liard River at Upper Crossing60.050000-128.899440OligotrophicTDP N/A
Liard River near the mouth61.739720-121.219440EutrophicTDP N/A
Mackenzie River above Arctic Red River67.456110-133.736940Meso-eutrophicTDP N/A
Mackenzie River at Norman Wells65.281670-126.849170MesotrophicTDP N/A
Mackenzie River at Strong Point61.818060-120.790280MesotrophicTDP N/A
Peel River above Fort McPherson67.220560-134.945560Hyper-eutrophicTDP N/A
Athabaska River above Athabaska Falls52.664440-117.880830OligotrophicLow
Athabaska River at 27 Baseline58.172500-111.370280EutrophicMedium
Athabaska River at Hwy 16 below Snaring River53.041670-118.087220OligotrophicMedium
Hay River near Alberta/NWT border60.004440-116.969170EutrophicMedium
Peace River at Peace Point59.113890-112.426390EutrophicLow
Slave River at Fitzgerald AB59.869170-111.585830Hyper-eutrophicLow
Beaver River at Beaver Crossing54.354170-110.211940EutrophicMedium
Churchill River below Wasawakasik55.608060-102.195560MesotrophicMedium
Cold River at outlet of Cold Lake54.566670-109.836110MesotrophicHigh
Annapolis River at Wilmot44.953600-65.002500EutrophicTDP N/A
Bear River at St. Margarets46.453100-62.382500Meso-eutrophicTDP N/A
LaHave River44.446700-64.591700MesotrophicTDP N/A
Mill River in Bloomfield Park46.744200-64.181700MesotrophicTDP N/A
Nepisiguit River at Route 36047.441000-65.706000OligotrophicTDP N/A
Petitcodiac River at Old Hwy Bridge45.946760-65.167370MesotrophicTDP N/A
Saint John River at Limestone46.927860-67.698800MesotrophicTDP N/A
Southwest Miramichi River at Blackville46.736000-65.827000MesotrophicTDP N/A
St. Croix River at Milltown NB45.170000-67.297000MesotrophicTDP N/A
St. Mary's River45.173900-61.980000OligotrophicTDP N/A
Tusket River43.924200-65.866700MesotrophicTDP N/A
Wilmot River near Kelvin Grove46.393300-63.658600EutrophicTDP N/A
Milk River at eastern crossing of international Boundary49.124170-110.894170EutrophicLow
Milk River at western crossing of international Boundary49.089720-112.401670Meso-eutrophicLow
Churchill River at Muskrat Falls53.247800-60.789200MesotrophicTDP N/A
Exploits River at Grand Falls48.930600-55.666900OligotrophicTDP N/A
Gould's Brook47.504700-53.291100EutrophicTDP N/A
Lower Humber River48.983600-57.761100Ultra-oligotrophicTDP N/A
South West Brook at Baie Verte49.920600-56.228900OligotrophicTDP N/A
Waterford River at Kilbride47.529200-52.742800MesotrophicTDP N/A
Wild Cove Brook48.974400-57.883900EutrophicTDP N/A
Assinniboine River at Hwy 8 bridge51.533060-101.888890Hyper-eutrophicHigh
Battle River near Unwin SK52.940280-109.873330EutrophicMedium
Bow River approx. 4.5 km North of Canmore51.122780-115.386670Ultra-oligotrophicMedium
Bow River at Hwy 1 above Lake Louise51.443330-116.211670Ultra-oligotrophicHigh
Carrot River near Turnberry53.600000-102.116670Hyper-eutrophicMedium
North Saskatchewan Riverat Hwy 17 bridge53.601390-110.008330EutrophicMedium
North Saskatchewan Riverat Whirlpool Point52.002780-116.471940Ultra-oligotrophicMedium
Pembina River at Windygates MB49.031390-98.277780Hyper-eutrophicHigh
Qu'appelle Riverapprox. 3.2 km south of Welby SK50.483890-101.543060Hyper-eutrophicHigh
Red Deer River at Erwood SK52.866670-102.183060EutrophicMedium
Red Deer River near Bindloss AB50.902780-110.296940EutrophicLow
Red River at Emerson MB49.008060-97.210830Hyper-eutrophicMedium
Saskatchewan River above Carrot River53.841670-101.334440EutrophicLow
Souris River near Sherwood N.D.48.990000-101.957780Hyper-eutrophicHigh
Souris River near Westhope48.999720-100.900000Hyper-eutrophicMedium
South Saskatchewan River at Hwy 4150.737500-110.095560Meso-eutrophicLow
Winnipeg River at Pointe du Bois50.300830-95.555560Meso-eutrophicHigh
Alsek River above Bates River60.119170-137.974170Meso-eutrophicTDP N/A
Beaver River near East Park Gate51.383380-117.450350OligotrophicTDP N/A
Callaghan Creek at Callaghan Lake50.191800-122.820000Ultra-oligotrophicHigh
Callaghan Creek at Hwy 9950.059800-123.100000OligotrophicMedium
Cheakamus River at Cheakamus Lake Road50.081500-123.040000OligotrophicLow
Cheakamus River below Whistler STP50.058030-123.100000MesotrophicMedium
Columbia River at Birchbank49.176940-117.717500OligotrophicMedium
Columbia River at Waneta49.016110-117.603890OligotrophicMedium
Cowichan River below Somenos Creek48.772600-123.663300Meso-eutrophicMedium
Dezadeash River at Haines Junction60.747780-137.503610MesotrophicTDP N/A
Elk River at Highway 93 near Elko49.179680-115.167020MesotrophicTDP N/A
Englishman River at Hwy 1949.301100-124.280000Ultra-oligotrophicHigh
Fraser River at Hope49.387220-121.450800EutrophicLow
Illecillewaet River at Park Entrance51.213760-117.695840OligotrophicTDP N/A
Kicking Horse River above Field51.419170-116.437780Ultra-oligotrophicTDP N/A
Koksilah River at Hwy 148.756700-123.674200MesotrophicHigh
Kootenay River at Creston49.116940-116.579440OligotrophicTDP N/A
Kootenay River at Kootenay Crossing50.885560-116.043060Ultra-oligotrophicTDP N/A
Kootenay River near Fenwick Station49.527850-115.549180MesotrophicTDP N/A
North Alouette River at 132nd Avenue49.242110-122.600000Ultra-oligotrophicHigh
Okanagan River at Oliver49.114440-119.565000MesotrophicMedium
Pend D'Oreille River at Waneta49.003060-117.616670OligotrophicLow
Quinsam River near the mouth50.026700-125.296700MesotrophicMedium
Salmon River at Highway 1 Bridge50.691390-119.328890EutrophicHigh
San Juan River at Island Road48.576800-124.320000oligotrophicHigh
Similkameen River at Princeton49.458550-120.503980OligotrophicHigh
Similkameen River near International Boundary49.078800-119.709830OligotrophicMedium
Skeena River at Usk54.634440-128.409200Meso-eutrophicTDP N/A
Sumas River at International Boundary49.002440-122.232340EutrophicMedium
Thompson River at Spences Bridge50.420830-121.341390MesotrophicMedium
Elk River below Sparwood49.664300-114.904100OligotrophicTDP N/A
Fort Erie42.916650-78.900050MesotrophicMedium
Georgian Bay45.245000-80.874400Ultra-oligotrophicMedium
Lake Erie Eastern Basin42.538300-79.615600MesotrophicHigh
Lake Erie Central Basin42.025600-81.441700MesotrophicMedium
Lake Erie Western Basin41.816100-82.984700MesotrophicMedium
Lake Huron45.017220-82.683060Ultra-oligotrophicHigh
Lake Ontario43.589200-78.012200OligotrophicHigh
Lake Superior47.583900-86.951700Ultra-oligotrophicMedium
Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL)43.255550-79.055850Meso-eutrophicMedium
Ottawa River45.567570-74.379870Meso-eutrophicHigh
Point Edward43.002250-82.419650OligotrophicTDP N/A
Port Lambton42.663650-82.507550MesotrophicTDP N/A
St. Lawrence River46.806350-71.187740Meso-eutrophicMedium
Wolfe Island44.211150-76.237450OligotrophicHigh
North Klondike River at Klondike Hwy64.155400-139.400000OligotrophicTDP N/A
South McQuesten River below Flat Creek63.914100-135.720000OligotrophicTDP N/A
Yukon River at Marsh Lake Dam60.579200-134.690000Ultra-oligotrophicTDP N/A
Yukon River below Whitehorse60.835300-135.180000OligotrophicTDP N/A

Canadian water quality monitoring sites and their trophic status in terms of concentration of total phosphorus and total dissolved phosphorus (2004-2006).

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