##  [Circulation of Water and Sediment in the Athabasca Delta Area](/resource/circulation-water-and-sediment-athabasca-delta-area) 

Organization

[Government of Alberta (GoA)](/organization/government-alberta-goa)

[Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program (AOSERP)](/organization/alberta-oil-sands-environmental-research-program-aoserp)

[InnoTech Alberta (ITA)](/organization/innotech-alberta-ita)

 

 

Resource Type

[Report](/taxonomy/term/38)

 

 

Author(s)

C.R. Neill

B.J. Evans

A.W. Lipsett

 

 

Original Authors

C.R. Neill

B.J. Evans

A.W. Lipsett

 

 

Resource Date:

1981

 

Page Length

182

 

 

The objective of the study was to describe how water and sediment from the Athabasca River are distributed through the delta system and how they circulate and mix in Lake Athabasca and flow through to the Slave River, with a view to understanding the pathways and destinations of contaminants that might reach the Athabasca River. Study components included literature reviews, remote sensing interpretations, field investigations and mathematical analyses. The project was viewed as a first stage study to sketch the essentials of the system and to outline needs and methodologies for a better definition.