Kearl Oil Sands: Ambient Monitoring Response

Compilation of recent surface water chemistry data from surface waterbodies (lakes, rivers and streams) potentially affected by seepage and release of tailings-affected water from the Imperial Oil Kearl oil sands mine. These waterbodies are located downstream or downgradient of the area in which the seepage and release was reported. The data is provided to support independent assessment of the incident

  • AB07CC0030 - ATHABASCA RIVER U/S FT MCMURRAY
  • AB07DA0430 - MUSKEG RIVER 27.5KM UPSTREAM OF STANLEY CREEK
  • AB07DA0610 - MUSKEG RIVER AT WSC GAUGE D/S OF KEARL LAKE ROAD
  • AB07DA0980 - ATHABASCA RIVER TRANSECT ABOVE THE FIREBAG RIVER
  • AB07DC0010 - FIREBAG RIVER 120KM U/S WSC GAUGE
  • AB07DC0046 - IMPERIAL KEARL LAKE - WEST EXTERNAL TAILINGS POND
  • AB07DC0047 - IMPERIAL KEARL LAKE - EAST EXTERNAL TAILINGS POND
  • AB07DC0048 - WATERBODY 3 NEAR SOURCE - IMPERIAL OIL SITE WB-3-2
  • AB07DC0049 - WATERBODY 3 NEAR OUTFLOW - IMPERIAL OIL SITE CP-FT-A-3
  • AB07DC0050 - FIREBAG RIVER IMPERIAL OIL LTD SITE BFR-1
  • AB07DC0051 - IMPERIAL KEARL LAKE - TT POND
  • AB07DC0053 - UNNAMED TRIBUTARY APPROX. 10M U/S CONFLUENCE WITH FIREBAG RIVER
  • AB07DC0055 - FIREBAG RIVER IMPERIAL OIL LTD SITE FR-1
  • AB07DC0057 - FIREBAG RIVER IMPERIAL OIL LTD SITE FR-1-A
  • AB07DC0060 - FIREBAG RIVER 20KM UPSTREAM OF MOUTH AT WINTER ROAD CROSSING
  • AB07DC0075 - MOOSE CREEK U/S CONFLUENCE WITH MCCLELLAND CREEK
  • AB07DC0105 - MCCLELLAND CREEK OUTLET AT WSC GAUGE
  • AB07DC0110 - FIREBAG RIVER NEAR MOUTH AOSERP
  • AB07DD0010 - ATHABASCA RIVER AT OLD FORT
  • AB07MD0012 - LAKE ATHABASCA AT FORT CHIPEWYAN WATER INTAKE
  • AB07MD0013 - LAKE ATHABASCA AT FORT CHIPEWYAN LAKE INTAKE WET WELL
  • AB07MD0014 - SHEEN AT FORT CHIPEWYAN NEAR SHORELINE AT EAST END OF PUBLIC BEACH
  • AB07MD0015 - LAKE ATHABASCA AT FORT CHIPEWYAN PUBLIC BEACH

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Alternate Title/Name Kearl Incident Response
Creator Oil Sands Monitoring (OSM) Program
Contributor Environment and Protected Areas
Publisher Oil Sands Monitoring (OSM) Program, Environment and Protected Areas
Subject Surface water quality
Group/Subgroup Water Quality
Parameters Inorganics (base cations, pH, TDS, TSS, major anions, nutrients), metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, polyaromatic compounds
Data Type Discrete
Frequency Variable
Temporal Coverage Begins 2023-03-11
Temporal Coverage Ends
Spatial Coverage Firebag River, Lower Athabasca River
Spatial Projection NAD83 (decimal degrees)
Usage Considerations or Constraints The data provided on this site have been verified in accordance with Alberta Environment and Protected Areas data quality assurance and quality control protocols. Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, the Oil Sands Monitoring Program and the Government of Alberta make no guarantees as to the accuracy of these data.
Source/Citation Alberta Environment and Protected Areas
Relation
Extent
Format comma separated values (.csv)
Resouce Type Numerical and text data in string format
Language English
OSM Asset? No
Contact Email