Phosphorus trends: map and data

Map of trends in phosphorus (total and total dissolved)

Canadian water quality monitoring sites and their associated trends for total phosphorus and total dissolved phosphorus (1990-2006).
Canadian water quality monitoring sites and their associated trends for total phosphorus and total dissolved phosphorus (1990-2006)
Site Description Latitude Longitude TDP Trend TPTrend
LiaRoad River at Upper Crossing 60.050000 -128.899440 TDP N/A Decrease
LiaRoad River near the mouth 61.739720 -121.219440 Increase Increase
Mackenzie River above Arctic Red River 67.456110 -133.736940 Increase Increase
Mackenzie River at Norman Wells 65.281670 -126.849170 Increase No trend
Peel River above Fort McPherson 67.220560 -134.945560 Increase Increase
Athabaska River above Athabaska Falls 52.664440 -117.880830 No trend No trend
Athabaska River at 27 Baseline 58.172500 -111.370280 Increase Increase
Athabaska River at Hwy 16 below Snaring River 53.041670 -118.087220 No trend Decrease
Hay River near Alberta/NT border 60.004440 -116.969170 Increase No trend
Peace River at Peace Point 59.113890 -112.426390 No trend No trend
Slave River at Fitzgerald, AB 59.869170 -111.585830 Increase Increase
Beaver River at Beaver Crossing 54.354170 -110.211940 Decrease No trend
Churchill River below Wasawakasik 55.608060 -102.195560 Increase Increase
Cold River at outlet of Cold Lake 54.566670 -109.836110 No trend No trend
Annapolis River at Wilmot 44.953600 -65.002500 TDP N/A No trend
Bear River at St. Margarets 46.453100 -62.382500 TDP N/A No trend
LaHave River 44.446700 -64.591700 TDP N/A Increase
Mill River in Bloomfield Park 46.744200 -64.181700 TDP N/A No trend
Nepisiguit River at Route 360 47.441000 -65.706000 TDP N/A No trend
Petitcodiac River at Old Hwy Bridge 45.946760 -65.167370 TDP N/A No trend
Southwest Miramichi River at Blackville 46.736000 -65.827000 TDP N/A No trend
St. Croix River at Milltown, NB 45.170000 -67.297000 TDP N/A Decrease
St. Mary's River 45.173900 -61.980000 TDP N/A Increase
Tusket River 43.924200 -65.866700 TDP N/A Increase
Wilmot River near Kelvin Grove 46.393300 -63.658600 TDP N/A No trend
Churchill River at Muskrat Falls 53.247800 -60.789200 TDP N/A No trend
Exploits River at Grand Falls 48.930600 -55.666900 TDP N/A Decrease
Gould's Brook 47.504700 -53.291100 TDP N/A Decrease
Lower Humber River 48.983600 -57.761100 TDP N/A No trend
South West Brook at Baie Verte 49.920600 -56.228900 TDP N/A Decrease
WaterfoRoad River at Kilbride 47.529200 -52.742800 TDP N/A No trend
Wild Cove Brook 48.974400 -57.883900 TDP N/A Decrease
Assinniboine River at Hwy 8 bridge 51.533060 -101.888890 No trend No trend
Battle River near Unwin, SK 52.940280 -109.873330 No trend No trend
Bow River approx. 4.5 km North of Canmore 51.122780 -115.386670 Decrease Decrease
Bow River at Hwy 1 above Lake Louise 51.443330 -116.211670 No trend No trend
Carrot River near Turnberry 53.600000 -102.116670 Increase Increase
North Saskatchewan River at Hwy 17 bridge 53.601390 -110.008330 Decrease Decrease
North Saskatchewan River at Whirlpool Point 52.002780 -116.471940 No trend No trend
Pembina River at Windygates MB 49.031390 -98.277780 No trend No trend
Qu'appelle River approx. 3.2 km south of Welby SK 50.483890 -101.543060 No trend No trend
Red Deer River at Erwood SK 52.866670 -102.183060 Increase Increase
Red Deer River near Bindloss AB 50.902780 -110.296940 Decrease No trend
Red River at Emerson MB 49.008060 -97.210830 No trend No trend
Saskatchewan River above Carrot River 53.841670 -101.334440 No trend No trend
South Saskatchewan River at Hwy 41 50.737500 -110.095560 Decrease Decrease
Winnipeg River at Pointe du Bois 50.300830 -95.555560 Increase Increase
Beaver River near East Park Gate 51.383380 -117.450350 TDP N/A Decrease
Columbia River at Birchbank 49.176940 -117.717500 TDP N/A Increase
Columbia River at Waneta 49.016110 -117.603890 TDP N/A Decrease
Dezadeash River at Haines Junction 60.747780 -137.503610 TDP N/A No trend
Elk River at Highway 93 near Elko 49.179680 -115.167020 TDP N/A No trend
Fraser River at Hope 49.387220 -121.450800 TDP N/A Decrease
Illecillewaet River at Park Entrance 51.213760 -117.695840 TDP N/A Decrease
Kicking Horse River above Field 51.419170 -116.437780 TDP N/A No trend
Kootenay River at Creston 49.116940 -116.579440 TDP N/A No trend
Kootenay River at Kootenay Crossing 50.885560 -116.043060 TDP N/A No trend
Kootenay River near Fenwick Station 49.527850 -115.549180 TDP N/A Increase
Okanagan River at Oliver 49.114440 -119.565000 TDP N/A No trend
Pend D'Oreille River at Waneta 49.003060 -117.616670 TDP N/A No trend
Salmon River at Highway 1 Bridge 50.691390 -119.328890 TDP N/A No trend
Skeena River at Usk 54.634440 -128.409200 TDP N/A Decrease
Sumas River at International Boundary 49.002440 -122.232340 TDP N/A Decrease
Thompson River at Spences Bridge 50.420830 -121.341390 TDP N/A No trend
Fort Erie 42.916650 -78.900050 Increase Decrease
Georgian Bay 45.245000 -80.874400 Decrease Decrease
Lake Erie Eastern Basin 42.538300 -79.615600 No trend Increase
Lake Erie Central Basin 42.025600 -81.441700 No trend Increase
Lake Erie Western Basin 41.816100 -82.984700 No trend No trend
Lake Huron 45.017220 -82.683060 Decrease Decrease
Lake Ontario 43.589200 -78.012200 Decrease Decrease
Lake Superior 47.583900 -86.951700 Decrease Decrease
Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) 43.255550 -79.055850 Increase No trend
St. Lawrence River 46.806350 -71.187740 No trend No trend
Wolfe Island 44.211150 -76.237450 Increase Decrease

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