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LakePulse LakePortal
LakePulse field teams
Map of lakes sampled in 2017, 2018 and 2019
Sampled variables
The Water Portal team
LakePulse LakePortal
Explore the new LakePulse LakePortal. Click here for interactive map.
LakePulse field teams
LakePulse field teams in the summer of 2019 Click here for interactive map
Map of lakes sampled in 2017, 2018 and 2019
Map of lakes sampled in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In the map above, for each lake, the size of the circle indicates one of our three size classes (small is 0.1-0.5 km2, medium is 0.5- 5 km2, large is 5-100 km2). The colour indicates our human impact index (green is low, yellow is moderate, red is high). Click here for interactive map.
Sampled variables
Variables sampled at 680 lakes in the LakePulse Survey
Standardized methods are used to sample over 100 variables at 680 lakes across Canada. This will support national and continental-scale analyses of lake health. Our field teams use the LakePulse Field Manual to maintain data quality. We are working on a Water Portal so that our research can help to inform decision-makers, policymakers and the public.
The Water Portal team
The LakePulse.ca Water Portal brings together LakePulse & the freshwater community across Canada!
The Water Portal team works with diverse groups across Canada. By sharing our research findings in an accessible & user-friendly way, we will contribute to a common knowledge base that can inform conversations & decision making:
- Automated lake reports
- Interactive tools
- For over 80,000 lake watersheds, maps on land use and a human impact index
- Policy briefs on some of our key findings
- Recommendations on technical aspects, such as on how to develop a geospatial environmental database, an online portal, standardized protocols for lake sampling, and more.
