Table 1.
Temperature profile and eubacterial community characterization of six Babine Lake tributaries ordered from north to south along the axis of the lake
| Tributary | Abbr | Lat (°N) | Long (°W) | FL (mm) | MT (°C) | MDR (°C) | ADR (°C) | DA5 (m/dd) | Area (Km2) | All 16S | 16S genus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mile | 11M | 55.17806 | 126.62614 | 39–53 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 5/26 | 36 | 1028 | 324 |
| Tsak | TS | 55.13884 | 126.61987 | 39–59 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5/26 | 24 | 621 | 181 |
| Tachek | TA | 54.78710 | 126.12808 | 32–64 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 105 | 3925 | 1020 |
| Cross | CR | 54.51376 | 125.70652 | 36–59 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5/26 | 39 | 1942 | 476 |
| Sutherland | SU | 54.33987 | 124.83503 | 37–58 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 5/21 | 1310 | 2358 | 562 |
| Duncan | DU | 54.26835 | 124.84741 | 40–54 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 5/22 | 83 | 1395 | 479 |
Temperature data were unavailable for Tachek Creek due to a lost temperature data logger (Represented by NAs in the table).
Abbr, tributary abbreviation; Lat, latitude (decimal degrees); long, longitude (decimal degrees); FL, fork length range (mm) of sampled rainbow trout fry; MT, maximum temperature (°C); MDR, maximum daily temperature range (°C); ADR, average daily temperature range (°C); DA5, first day with average temperature above 5°C; Area, watershed area (Km2); All 16S, total number of 16S rRNA sequences per library/tributary; 16S genus, number of 16S rRNA sequences identified to genus per library/tributary.