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Alta Lake

Volunteers step up to fill in gaps in government monitoring of B.C. lakes

Volunteers step up to fill in gaps in government monitoring of B.C. lakes

Lynn Kriwoken dips a black rod into the deep waters of Alta Lake next to Whistler, B.C., about 157 kilometres north of Vancouver, and a bunch of different numbers start rapidly moving on her monitor. Depth, oxygen levels, turbidity and much more appear on the screen — metrics that measure the relative health of the water in the moment, and when done regularly enough, reflects the health of the lake over time.