Table 1.
Location of the 15 reservoirs, their morphology, and population of associated communities.
| Reservoir | Site latitude N | Site longitude W | Surface area (ha) | Maximum depth (m) | Mean depth (m) | Storage capacity (dam3)a | Drainage area (km2) | 2001 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba | ||||||||
| 1 | 49°10′44″ | 98°08′09″ | 29.5 | 15.0 | 12.9 | 3,800 | 130 | 6,142 |
| 2 | 49°17′21″ | 98°37′40″ | 38.6 | 11.3 | 3.7 | 1,419 | 60.0 | 775 |
| 3 | 49°12′28″ | 98°56′54″ | 24.1 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 550 | 153 | 676 |
| 4 | 49°24′21″ | 100°00′47″ | 0.8 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 41.6 | 7.8 | 725 |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| 5 | 50°54′58″ | 101°30′44″ | 0.8 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 44.7 | 5.1 | 95 |
| 6 | 49°27′48″ | 104°34′44″ | 11.7 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 290 | 25.6 | 105 |
| 7 | 49°59′10″ | 105°00′25″ | 227 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 7,413 | 64.7 | 412 |
| 8 | 52°58′46″ | 105°28′05″ | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 330 | 77.3 | 957 |
| 9 | 49°36′36″ | 105°51′48″ | 67.0 | 15.8 | 7.8 | 5,215 | 39.2 | 2,483 |
| 10 | 52°47′73″ | 106°35′65″ | 1.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 63.2 | 3.0 | 236 |
| Alberta | ||||||||
| 11 | 52°13′27″ | 111°53′54″ | 20.7 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 518 | 84.0 | 970 |
| 12 | 49°52′51″ | 112°46′48″ | 40.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 740 | 15,500 | 1,669 |
| 13 | 53°12′53″ | 113°02′22″ | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 225 | 4.0 | 352 |
| 14 | 52°28′18″ | 113°05′29″ | 8.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 475 | 620 | 487 |
| 15 | 53°00′26″ | 113°13′32″ | 1,090 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 38,800 | 125 | 10,959 |
Pop., population.
a
Storage capacity (in cubic decameters) of each reservoir is design capacity and does not represent the volume of water in the reservoirs during the study.