BOW RIVER AT LAKE LOUISE

BOW RIVER AB WSC

BOW RIVER AT LAKE LOUISE (05BA001) is a real-time river monitoring station on the BOW RIVER in AB, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast when flow data is available. 4 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

WSC station ID
05BA001
Operated by
Water Survey of Canada
Province
AB
Coordinates
51.4286, -116.1889

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Bow River At Lake Louise has 4 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus), Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush), Splake (Salvelinus namaycush × fontinalis).

Where these records come from

Evidence
Community observations nearby
Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records
4 species
from 55 individual records
Observed
Oct 13, 2009 – Jul 16, 2026
55 dated records

Sources

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