Beaver
Beaver River Reach: Beaver Crossing to the border.
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Water Quality Objectives |
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Chemical, Physical or Biological Variable |
Acceptable Limit or Limits |
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Arsenic (diss.) |
0.05F |
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Barium (total) |
1.0D |
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Boron (diss.) |
5.0A |
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Cadmium (total) |
0.001F |
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Chloride (diss.) |
100A |
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Chromium (total) |
0.011F |
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Copper (total) |
0.004F |
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Fecal Coliform |
100/100mlA |
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Fluoride (diss.) |
1.5D |
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Iron (diss.) |
1.0F |
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Lead (total) |
0.007F |
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Manganese (diss.) |
0.2A |
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Nickel (total) |
0.1F |
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NO2+NO3 (as N) |
10.0D |
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Selenium (diss.) |
0.001F |
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Sodium (diss.) |
100A |
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Sulphate (diss.) |
500D |
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Uranium |
0.02D |
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Zinc (total) |
0.03F |
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Ammonia (total) |
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Oxygen (diss.) |
OW 6.0F |
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pH (pH units) |
6.5-9.0F |
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Lindane |
0.0001F |
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2,4-D |
0.004D |
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2,4,5-TP |
0.01D |
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Chlorophenols (total) |
0.001F |
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Chlorine |
0.002F |
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Cyanide (free) |
0.005F |
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Silver (total) |
0.0001 |
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PCP |
0.0005F |
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Mercury in Fish (ug/g) |
0.5C |
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PCB in Fish (ug/g) |
2.0C |
Symbols:
- all units are in mg/L unless otherwise noted.
- OW - open water objective only
Drinking (D), Fisheries (F), Agriculture (A), and Consumption of Fish (C) water quality objectives are used to monitor water quality on the Beaver River. The lowest numerical level was selected for each variable from the various water use objectives to ensure that the highest level of protection is given to protect the entire aquatic environment.
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Beaver River
Environment Canada
The Beaver River flows eastward across the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Environment Canda conducts water quality monitoring for the PPWB in the location shown here.