Those of you who fish the Bow may have noticed that the river has been getting progressively lower since the end of June.
We have not seen the water levels this low at the end of August, ever! (well, as long as we can remember).
Below is the latest readings from Alberta Environment. Flows of 68 CMS are more indicative of what we would see in January, not August.
On July 27 of this year, we contacted Paul Christensen, Senior Fisheries Biologist,
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Fisheries Management, Prairies Area, Calgary
Fish and Wildlife Division. He indicated that information on our steadily dropping flows would be gathered and forwarded to us. (Keep in mind, Transalta, not the government, controls dam outflows). As of this writing we have no more information or reasons for the unbelievably low water levels.
Couple of things you can do to help:
- e-mail your concerns to Paul.Christensen@gov.ab.ca as well as Adam.Rich@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
- Think about the resource you love when you're watering your grass, using water in your house, washing your car, all of the activities that use water.
-Make a phone call to Alberta Environment: Southern Region, Calgary
#303 Deerfoot Square Building
2938 11 Street, N.E.
Calgary, Alberta
T2E 7L7
Phone: (403) 297-7602
Fax: (403) 297-6069
RBOWCALG 2010-08-30 03:45:00 1.066 68.37
RBOWCALG 2010-08-30 04:00:00 1.065 68.22
RBOWCALG 2010-08-30 04:15:00 1.067 68.52
RBOWCALG 2010-08-30 04:30:00 1.066 68.37
RBOWCALG 2010-08-30 04:45:00 1.067 68.52
RBOWCALG 2010-08-30 05:00:00 1.066 68.37
RBOWCALG 2010-08-30 05:15:00 1.067 68.52
These recent streamflow numbers are very odd given the precipitation we've had since May. I was out last night to one of my usual spots and although it was low I've sure seen it a lot lower. I'm wondering if the 68cms is wrong. I also note that the Carsland number is lower than the Calgary weir number which doesn't make sense. JIM
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