Upper Athabasca Region — Site B3

Keepers of the Water water monitoring program, site UAR B3, on the Athabasca River at a campsite downstream of the Hinton pulp mill.

This site is located on the Athabasca River at a campsite downstream of the Hinton pulp mill.

The image above was taken at the site on 2023/04/12.

Site Coordinates

53.43°, -117.56°

Water Monitoring Data

DateWater Temp (℃)RDO-Oxygen (mg/L)pHSalinity (ppm)Specific Conductivity (mS)Total Dissolved Solids (ppm)Air Temp (℃)
2023-07-1116.398.328.310.11199.290.1322.95
2023-04-125.0111.147.970.19351.310.2314.45
2022-10-293.8511.478.380.18380.360.2514.34
2022-06-246.9210.538.450.1216.640.1420.32

Learn more about the conditions we monitor and safe baselines.

Traditional Knowledge

Learn more about Indigenous issues like, How much does the government of Canada spend fighting Indigenous people in court in this video from our Water is Life Legal Summit held in Treaty 6 (Edmonton), featuring Eriel Deranger Executive Director for Indigenous Climate Action, and Zachary Biech, lawyer with EcoJustice.