AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Carleton River Watershed Area and Tusket Catchment

The Carleton River Watershed monitoring program was initiated in 2008 to investigate the causes of water quality issues, primarily algal blooms, within a number of lakes in the watershed. Initial annual surveys up to 2011 were conducted by the Acadia University Centre for Estuarine Research with funding from Nova Scotia Environment. These initial studies identified many of the lakes in the Carleton River Watershed were seriously degraded as the result of nutrient over-enrichment. In 2013 and 2014, the Tusket River Environmental Protection Association (TREPA) conducted the annual surveys with the Acadia University Centre for Estuarine Research assisting with the 2013 survey. The Carleton River Watershed Area Water Quality Monitoring Steering Committee was established in 2015 with one of its main goals/objectives to provide guidance, oversight and management of a long-term sustainable water quality monitoring and reporting program in the watershed.  Since 2015 a volunteer monitoring program has primarily conducted annual monitoring. Annual monitoring data results are reviewed and reported on an annual basis, including water quality trend analysis to assist decision makers with watershed management in the Carleton River and other watersheds in NS. The program acknowledges Nova Scotia Environment (NSE), which has been the primary program funder since 2008, and the volunteers who make the sampling program happen.

For the most part NSE supports the sampling program for 11 lakes (Provost, Hourglass, Nowlans, Placides, Porcupine, Wentworth, Parr, Ogden, Fanning, Sloans and Vaughn). TREPA typically organizes funding for Raynards, Salmon, and Kegeshook. TREPA has sampled water quality (field and lab analysis) in other lakes since 2008, which are included in this dataset.

Organization: DataStream
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority – Water Quality Data

Samples are collected at 29 sites from major tributary systems in 15 subwatersheds across the Lake Simcoe watershed, carried-out in collaboration with Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) and provincial and municipal government partners. LSRCA has two tributary sampling programs, the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan program (LSPP; formerly known as LSEMS), which was initiated in the 1980s, and the Provincial Water Quality Monitoring Network (PWQMN), starting at some sites in the 1960s. Samples are collected year-round and include both non-event flow and targeted runoff event sampling, especially during the spring freshet. Both programs include laboratory analysis of nitrogen and phosphorus species, total suspended solids, and chloride, and the PWQMN program includes a suite of metals as well. Physical parameters including pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and turbidity are measured instantaneously on-site using a hand-held sonde. Water quality is closely tied to changes in the watershed including land use and natural heritage areas, climate change, and road salting, and impacts the water quality of Lake Simcoe. Data are used to assess the health of the streams through comparison to water quality objectives and with long-term trend analysis, and as part of a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) program. Estimates of total phosphorus (TP) loads to the lake are used to evaluate the progress towards achieving water quality-related objectives of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan (MECP, 2009) and other various research initiatives.

Organization: DataStream
Waterloo Water Quality Monitoring Data

The Waterloo Water Quality Monitoring Data aims to collect and analysis water samples from stormwater facilities in the Waterloo region. With the increasing threat of chloride contamination from excessive road salting reaching surface water to groundwater recharge areas, this assessment allows scientists, engineers, municipalities, and other partners to observe trends, and make informed decisions regarding location prioritization, degree of contaminant, and future planning.

Organization: DataStream
Richibucto River Association (RRA) Atlantic Ecosystems Initiatives (AEI) Nutrient and Bacteria Sampling on the Richibucto Watershed

Funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Atlantic Ecosystems Initiatives (AEI), the Richibucto River Association (RRA) sampled for nutrients - Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus - and for bacteria - Total Coliforms, Escherichia coli (E. coli), and Enterococcus - on the Richibucto watershed in 2021.

Organization: DataStream
Executing a Long-Term Watershed Monitoring Plan for the West Fundy Composite Level 1 Watershed

Eastern Charlotte Waterways Inc. (ECW) created an integrated watershed management plan (2020). This plan utilized multiple parameters under three broad categories, biomonitoring, physiochemical, and hydromorphological, to assess the state of watersheds in New Brunswick. This project aims to assess the plan created by ECW to determine whether the chosen parameters and the staff, time, and equipment necessary to monitor those parameters achieve their purpose in the most efficient way possible. This project also aims to add one year of data to the baseline dataset for the West Fundy Composite level 1 watershed. Eleven sites were
monitored in the four major rivers in the West Fundy Composite level 1 watershed: the Magaguadavic River, Digdeguash River, Lepreau River, and New River. On each river, a site was established in the upper reaches, the mouth, and a central point in order to get an understanding of water quality in the largest portion of the river.

Organization: DataStream
Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee Water Quality Monitoring Program

The Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee Water Quality Monitoring Program aims to collect data on baseline water quality conditions throughout the Kennebecasis River watershed. This data is compiled annually in report format and provided to stakeholders and the public via our website: www.kennebecasisriver.org. Water quality data is collected using a portable water quality probe and grab samples sent to the lab for analysis. The results are used to inform and prioritize future restoration projects and identify any water quality issues occurring in our watershed.

Organization: DataStream
Province of Alberta's North Saskatchewan River Basin Long Term River Network Program

The Province of Alberta monitors surface water quality in streams and rivers across the province on behalf of Albertans. River water quality monitoring consists of core long term monitoring programs, as well as short-term focused studies with defined scientific questions.  The Long Term River Network (LTRN) is a well-established core provincial monitoring program for Alberta’s major rivers, several of which cross interprovincial and international boundaries.  Further information is available in “A five-year provincial water quality monitoring, evaluation and reporting plan for lotic systems”, found here: https://open.alberta.ca/publications/9781460141366.

Organization: DataStream
Friends of Fish Creek Water Quality Monitoring Program

In 2007, the Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society collaborated with Naomi Parker, B.Sc. and Water Management Consultant, to initiate a water quality monitoring program for Fish Creek and the outfalls contributing stormwater to the creek within the Fish Creek Provincial Park boundaries. 

The study included sampling at seven sites along Fish Creek: 
●	Headwaters sampling site, located within the McLean Creek Public Land Use Zone: 
50.85710 N  114.60498 W
●	Priddis-Tsuu T'ina sampling site, located on private land at the north end of Range Road 30/192 St. W: 
50.91997 N  114.28790 W
●	Sampling site 1, located within Fish Creek Provincial Park just upstream of Bridge 1:
50.92916 N  114.13801 W
●	Sampling site 2, located within Fish Creek Provincial Park downstream of the Evergreen stormwater outfall: 50.93231 N  114.09147 W
●	Sampling site 3, located within Fish Creek Provincial Park downstream of the Macleod Trail stormwater outfall: 50.92921 N  114.06889 W
●	Sampling site 4, located within Fish Creek Provincial Park downstream of the Acadia stormwater outfall: 50.92830 N  114.04871 W
●	Sampling site 5, located within Fish Creek Provincial Park near the confluence with the Bow River: 50.90494 N  114.01091 W  

Running from 2007 to 2013, the project was funded and supported by Alberta Environment and Parks,  Bow River Basin Council, Land Stewardship Centre, Alberta Conservation Association, RBC Blue Water Fund, ALS Environmental, AGAT Laboratories, Alberta Stewardship Network.

The purpose of the Fish Creek Water Quality Monitoring Program was to develop a baseline for Fish Creek in terms of water quality and to explore the impact of stormwater inputs and recommend best management practices or improvements that can be made for the protection of water quality and aquatic habitat.

Organization: DataStream
Rideau Valley-Baseline WQ

The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority collects water quality data in correspondence with its goal to understand, manage, protect, restore, and enhance the Rideau Watershed. The data collected is used to better inform decisions and landowners across the watershed. RVCA’s surface water quality sampling efforts are focused towards two main programs, the Baseline Monitoring program, and the Watershed Watch program. The Baseline Monitoring Program aims to assess the contribution of tributary streams to water quality in the Rideau River, while the Watershed Watch program aims to evaluate water quality in lakes across the watershed.

Organization: DataStream
Municipality of Val-des-Monts: Lac McArthur

Following the adoption of the Water Master Plan on May 5, 2020, the Municipality of Val des Monts began monitoring water quality in May 2021. The selection of water bodies was made according to the human forces to which they are subject. The bodies of water most likely to be subject to anthropogenic forces, for example, housing development, the presence of roads, and the proximity of agricultural land, were selected.

Organization: DataStream
Woodstock First Nation Climate Monitoring Program

The Woodstock First Nation Climate Monitoring Program aims to continuously sample the streams and lakes of our elders before us and those who surround the Wolisataquey territory for safe fishing and swimming. The sampling is conducted by portable sensors that lay just below the water’s surface and sends the data to a device in which the data can be saved and reviewed.  
The team of the Woodstock First Nation Climate Monitoring Program also promotes and encourages both youth and elders to play an active role in our project and to understand the importance of monitoring the health of our waters surrounding us.

Organization: DataStream
BC Environmental Monitoring System Data

The Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) is the ministry's primary data repository for environmental monitoring data. The system was designed to capture data covering physical, chemical, and biological analyses performed on water, air, soil, and waste discharges, as well as data from ambient monitoring throughout the province. 

Samples are collected by either ministry staff, permit holders under the Environmental Management Act, or authorized third parties and are analyzed in public or private sector laboratories. If the sampling is conducted as part of a permit requirement the sample must be analyzed at a qualified laboratory. The majority of monitoring data is entered into EMS electronically via Electronic Data Transfer (EDT).

The dataset shared on DataStream contains the EMS ambient surface water monitoring data. The original data can also be accessed from https://cat.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-environmental-monitoring-system-results.

Organization: DataStream
Tobique Watershed Association Tobique River Project

The Tobique Watershed Association Water Monitoring Project aims to build a baseline assessment of the water quality of the Tobique watershed through chemical parameters, as well as visually assess erosion and collect samples of algae. Water quality chemical parameters are measured using a portable YSI Pro Plus meter and HOBO temperature loggers. This data is analyzed along with historical data from the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development to determine the water quality of the Tobique Watershed.

Organization: DataStream
CIMP 216: Hydrocarbon-derived compounds (anthropogenic and natural) in water bodies in the Sahtu. NWT-Wide Community based Water Quality Monitoring Program

Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are a geographically widespread group of hydrocarbon chemicals, present in the environment as complex mixtures. During the past 25 years, levels of PACs in some northern ecosystems have been increasing, particularly in water, sediments, and lower trophic level organisms. However, relatively little information is publicly available to evaluate PACs in aquatic systems in the Sahtú Settlement Area. To help fill this knowledge gap, this project has two purposes: (i) to evaluate levels, composition, and potential biological impacts of PACs in water bodies in the Northwest Territories and (ii) to help make associated data more accessible to Indigenous communities, as well as to regulators who make decisions about water permits. SPMDs were deployed for approximately a month at a time in waterbodies in the Sahtú Settlement Area.

Organization: DataStream
CIMP 161_Cumulative Impacts Monitoring of Aquatic Ecosystem Health of Yellowknife Bay, Great Slave Lake, NWT

Yellowknife Bay on Great Slave Lake is a water body of cultural, subsistence and recreational importance for the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and residents of Yellowknife. The ecosystem health of Yellowknife Bay has been impacted by historical mining releases of arsenic and metals, and contaminant loading to the bay from the closed Giant Mine continues today. Arsenic and metals were dispersed to the bay through atmospheric deposition of ore roaster emissions, as well as effluent and tailings releases at Giant Mine. Over several decades, considerable study has been conducted on arsenic and metal pollution in near- and far-field receiving environments of Yellowknife Bay. This three-year project aimed to enhance previous studies and investigate data gaps in order to obtain a more complete picture of the current environmental conditions in the bay. Multiple environmental components including water, sediment and the aquatic food chain were sampled to measure current levels of arsenic and metals, and to better understand the processes controlling their environmental fate. Project findings have been presented in several reports outlined below, and additional reports are being prepared to summarize the datasets. This project generated significant new information that will inform the management, assessment and use of the Yellowknife Bay ecosystem.

Organization: DataStream
Shubenacadie Watershed Environmental Protection Society - Soldier and Miller Lakes Monitoring Program (SWEPS)

Our concern over the Soldiers/Miller Lakes area arose from the Synoptic Survey of 2000 which identified increasing nutrients in both of these lakes. The Halifax Water sewage treatment facility in the Aerotech Park feeds into Soldiers Lake. Following is a link to the survey. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/328834.pdf   Graphs and verbiage starting at page 32 indicate the problems with increasing ammonia, chlorophyll a and phosphorous. In addition to the point source inputs we will be setting stations to utilize the secchi disc during our testing.

Organization: DataStream
Freshwater - Alexander Bays Ecosystem Corporation Water Quality Monitoring Data

Freshwater Alexander Bay Ecosystem Corporation (FABEC) is a non-profit Stewardship group based in Glovertown, NL. FABEC conducts freshwater monitoring and other research activities including but not limited to salmonid conservation on four watersheds in the East-Central region of Newfoundland. These watersheds are Terra Nova River, North West Brook, Gambo River, and Middle Brook.

Organization: DataStream
Chlorophyll-a and Salinity Concentrations Derived from Satellite Images for the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence (1998-2025)

**"New version"** This dataset presents the result of a model developed to retrieve chlorophyll-a (chla) and salinity concentrations from various satellites in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf. This version replaces the previous ones, with estimates derived from a retuning of the model based on additional in situ and satellite-derived data. The input data is now exclusively from the European Space Agency's Ocean Color Climate Change Initiative (CCI) program.

The ocean color, seen from space, makes it possible to estimate the chlorophyll content in water. This pigment is an index of the biomass of microscopic algae. Compared to the Atlantic Ocean, the waters of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence are rather isolated and are highly mixed with fresh water from numerous rivers.

For further information, please consult the following papers:

- [Laliberté, J., & Larouche, P. (2023). Chlorophyll-a concentration climatology, phenology, and trends in the optically complex waters of the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf. Journal of Marine Systems, 238, 103830](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2022.103830).

- [Laliberté, J., Guénard, G., Dumas, J., Galbraith, P. S., Hall, S., Trossman, D., & Vissault, S. (2025). Evaluation of satellite-based sea surface salinity derived from two distinct spectral domains over the coastal waters of the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf. Frontiers in Marine Science, 12, 1672298](https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1672298/abstract).

This dataset is produced as part of the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program under Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Oceans Protection Plan.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Folger Deep Conductivity Temperature Depth Deployed 2024-10-07

The Sea-Bird SeaCAT SBE19plus V2 6812 was deployed on 2024-10-07 at Folger Deep. Folger Deep is a deep location in Folger Passage near a pillar-like seamount, where productivity and marine mammals are observed. This device is a Conductivity Temperature Depth. Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) is an instrument package that contains sensors for measuring the conductivity, temperature, and pressure of seawater. Salinity, sound velocity, depth and density are variables that can be derived from sensor measurements. CTDs can carry additional instruments and sensors such as oxygen sensors, turbidity sensors and fluorometers. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Tsawwassen - Duke Point Ferry Route Carbon Dioxide Sensor Deployed 2023-01-13

The Pro-Oceanus CO2-Pro FT (SN 36-324-81) was deployed on 2023-01-13 on Tsawwassen - Duke Point Ferry Route. This ferry route goes between Tsawwassen terminal in Vancouver, BC and the Duke Point terminal, Nanaimo BC. This device is a Carbon Dioxide Sensor. Carbon Dioxide sensors monitor CO2 levels in the ocean. CO2 sensors measure the partial pressure, or the concentration of dissolved CO2 in seawater by a variety of techniques. It was deployed on a mobile platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Folger Deep Oxygen Sensor Deployed 2024-10-07

The Sea-Bird SBE 63 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor 630638 was deployed on 2024-10-07 at Folger Deep. Folger Deep is a deep location in Folger Passage near a pillar-like seamount, where productivity and marine mammals are observed. This device is a Oxygen Sensor. Oxygen sensors measure dissolved oxygen concentration in seawater. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
A Quantitative Baseline Survey of the Ichthyoplankton, Invertebrate Zooplankton and Microplastics in Saint John Harbour

This study was part of the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program Initiative under the Oceans Protection Plan of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, which aimed to collect a baseline of data on the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick. It aimed to provide updated information on the ichthyoplankton and zooplankton communities in the harbour, and their interactions with microplastics. Samples were collected at six sampling stations (three in the inner port and three in the outer port). These were sampled at eleven timepoints between 2019 and 2022.  At each station, for each timepoint, three replicate plankton tows were conducted. Ichthyoplankton and zooplankton from these was identified by the Huntsman Marine Science Centre's taxonomic laboratory. Abundances for different taxa are given.  Data on temperature and salinity was collected for each station. A selection of different taxa were pulled from the samples for microplastic analysis. These samples were digested using standard procedures in the UNB microplastics laboratory. The colour, type and size of suspected microplastics were recorded, and FTIR analysis was performed to determine particle composition.

The biodiversity data can also be found in the OBIS repository of [Atlantic Reference Centre Museum of Canadian Atlantic Organisms](https://obis.org/dataset/ce1d93f3-8b0f-4ee7-9a4d-0393a6ec7fea).

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Strait of Georgia Central Oxygen Sensor Deployed 2025-03-20

The Sea-Bird SBE 63 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor 630438 was deployed on 2025-03-20 at Strait of Georgia Central. Strait of Georgia Central is a central area in the Strait of Georgia. This device is a Oxygen Sensor. Oxygen sensors measure dissolved oxygen concentration in seawater. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Patricia Bay Conductivity Temperature Depth Deployed 2025-03-19

The Sea-Bird SeaCAT SBE19plus V2 7770 was deployed on 2025-03-19 at Patricia Bay. Patricia Bay is located in the Saanich Inlet, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. This device is a Conductivity Temperature Depth. Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) is an instrument package that contains sensors for measuring the conductivity, temperature, and pressure of seawater. Salinity, sound velocity, depth and density are variables that can be derived from sensor measurements. CTDs can carry additional instruments and sensors such as oxygen sensors, turbidity sensors and fluorometers. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Mantis Conductivity Temperature Depth Deployed 2025-03-18

The Sea-Bird SeaCAT SBE19plus V2 7876 was deployed on 2025-03-18 on Mantis. This Remotely Operated Vehicle is operated by CanPac Marine Services Inc. This device is a Conductivity Temperature Depth. Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) is an instrument package that contains sensors for measuring the conductivity, temperature, and pressure of seawater. Salinity, sound velocity, depth and density are variables that can be derived from sensor measurements. CTDs can carry additional instruments and sensors such as oxygen sensors, turbidity sensors and fluorometers. It was deployed on a mobile platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific