The Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network (LWCBMN) is a growing network that engages citizen volunteers to collect water samples across Manitoba using scientifically vetted protocols. Samples are then analyzed in a lab to measure phosphorus concentration and calculate the amount of phosphorus begin exported off our landscapes.

While Lake Winnipeg receives its water from a vast watershed, not all areas of the watershed contribute equal amounts of phosphorus. By sampling frequently at many sites, LWCBMN is able to pinpoint phosphorus hotspots – areas that contribute a disproportionate amount of phosphorus to Lake Winnipeg.

Snow melts, floods and heavy rainfall events are responsible for most of the phosphorus that is flushed from the land into our waterways. Special care is taken by network staff and volunteers to ensure phosphorus runoff is captured during these high-water events. And, because these volunteers live, work or commute near their sampling sites, LWCBMN can quickly mobilize citizen scientists to collect samples when it matters most.

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Metadata

Field Value
Dataset Name Lake Winnipeg Foundation Community Based Monitoring Network
Dataset General Type community based monitoring
Dataset Type Dataset
Dataset Level 1.1-Quality Controlled Data
Program Website https://lakewinnipegfoundation.org/
Keyword Vocabulary Polar Data Catalogue
Keyword Vocabulary URL https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/keywordlibrary
Theme Freshwater
Dataset Status In Progress
Maintenance and Update Frequency Continual
Dataset Last Revision Date 2020-03-03
Dataset DOI 10.25976/hxqe-py39
Metadata Creation Date 2022
Publisher CanWIN
Field Value
Dataset Collection Start Date 2015-06-29
Dataset Collection End Date
Spatial regions
Spatial extent West Bound Longitude -101.384167
Spatial extent East Bound Longitude -94.868899
Spatial extent South Bound Latitude 49.000278
Spatial extent North Bound Latitude 51.587222
Field Value
Sample Collection
Sample Collection 1
Sampling Instrument Name
Weighted plastic tube and three metre leader
Standardized Sampling Instrument Name
Sample Collection Method Name
Comment
Method Link
Method Summary
Activity Collection Type Field Measurement
Preferred citation
Analytical Instrument
Analytical Method
Field Value
License Name Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Licence Type Open
Embargo Date
Licence URL https://spdx.org/licenses/ODC-By-1.0.html
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Field Value
Dataset Authors
Dataset Authors 1
Name
Lake Winnipeg Foundation
Type of Name
Organizational
Email
chelsea@lakewinnipegfoundation.org
Affiliation
Lake Winnipeg Foundation
ORCID ID
Contributors
Project Data Curator Lake Winnipeg Foundation
Project Data Curator email chelsea@lakewinnipegfoundation.org
Project Data Curator Affiliation Lake Winnipeg Foundation
Awards
Field Value
Related Resources
Field Value
Publications
Publications 1
Publication Name
Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network 2019 Report
Identifier Code
https://www.lakewinnipegfoundation.org/sites/default/files/LWF-LWCBMN-Report-2019.pdf
Identifier Type
URL
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementTo
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
Report
Publications 2
Publication Name
Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network 2019 Regional Reports
Identifier Code
https://lakewinnipegfoundation.org/lwcbmn-2019-data
Identifier Type
URL
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementTo
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
Report
Publications 3
Publication Name
Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network 2018 Summary Report
Identifier Code
https://www.lakewinnipegfoundation.org/sites/default/files/LWCBMN%202018%20report.pdf
Identifier Type
URL
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementTo
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
Report
Publications 4
Publication Name
Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network 2018 Regional Reports
Identifier Code
https://lakewinnipegfoundation.org/lwcbmn-2018-data
Identifier Type
URL
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementTo
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
Report
Publications 5
Publication Name
East-Interlake Conservation District Report 2017 Regional Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network
Identifier Code
https://www.lakewinnipegfoundation.org/sites/default/files/LWCBMN%202017%20Regional%20Report-%20East-Interlake%20Conservation%20District.pdf
Identifier Type
URL
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementTo
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
Report
Publications 6
Publication Name
La Salle Redboine Conservation District 2017 Regional Report Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network
Identifier Code
https://www.lakewinnipegfoundation.org/sites/default/files/LWCBMN%202017%20Regional%20Report-%20La%20Salle%20Redboine%20Conservation%20District.pdf
Identifier Type
URL
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementTo
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
Report
Publications 7
Publication Name
Pembina Valley Conservation District 2017 Regional Report Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network
Identifier Code
https://www.lakewinnipegfoundation.org/sites/default/files/LWCBMN%202017%20Regional%20Report-%20Pembina%20Valley%20Conservation%20District.pdf
Identifier Type
URL
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementTo
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
Report
Publications 8
Publication Name
Seine-Rat River Conservation District 2017 Regional Report Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network
Identifier Code
https://www.lakewinnipegfoundation.org/sites/default/files/LWCBMN%202017%20Regional%20Report-%20Seine-Rat%20River%20Conservation%20District.pdf
Identifier Type
URL
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementTo
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
Report
Publications 9
Publication Name
Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District 2017 Regional Report Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network
Identifier Code
https://www.lakewinnipegfoundation.org/sites/default/files/LWCBMN%202017%20Regional%20Report-%20Upper%20Assiniboine%20River%20Conservation%20District.pdf
Identifier Type
URL
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementTo
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
Report