Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Provide a bibliography of hydrogeologic reports for Wood Lake and Medicine River valley

Based on my search results, I can now provide a comprehensive bibliography of hydrogeologic reports for Wood Lake and the Medicine River valley region. While no studies appear to exist specifically for Wood Lake itself, there are several relevant regional hydrogeologic studies and reports that cover the Medicine River valley and surrounding areas.

Bibliography of Hydrogeologic Reports for Wood Lake and Medicine River Valley

Regional Medicine River Valley Studies

Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (2009)
Medicine Subwatershed - State of the Watershed Report
Red Deer River Watershed Alliance, 2009rdrwa
Available at: https://rdrwa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/rdr_sowr_4_05_medicine1.pdf

Medicine River Watershed Society (2023)
Medicine River Water Quality Data Report - Open Water Sampling Season
RiverWatch Institute of Alberta, 2023creekwatch
Available at: https://creekwatch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2023-Medicine-River-Water-Quality-Data.pdf

Alberta Geological Survey Reports

Gabert, G.M. (1975)
Hydrogeology of Red Deer and Vicinity, Alberta
Alberta Research Council, ARC/AGS Bulletin 31, 104 p.ags.aer+1
Publication ID: BUL 031

Atkinson, L.A. and Glombick, P.M. (2015)
Three-Dimensional Hydrostratigraphic Modelling of the Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin in the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor, Central Alberta
Alberta Energy Regulator, AER/AGS Open File Report 2014-10, 58 p.ags.aer+1
ISBN 978-1-4601-0137-7

Alberta Geological Survey (1971)
Hydrogeology of the Red Deer Area, Alberta
Alberta Energy Regulator, Earth Sciences Report 1971-01ags.aer
Publication ID: ESR 1971-01

Alberta Geological Survey (2009)
Compilation of Alberta Research Council's Hydrogeology Maps
Alberta Geological Survey, Digital Data 2009-0003ags.aer
Available at: https://ags.aer.ca/publications/all-publications/dig-2009-0003

Alberta Geological Survey (2005)
Hydrogeological Map of the Red Deer Area, Alberta, NTS 83A
Alberta Geological Survey, Map 098ags.aer
Based on work by Tóth, J. (1977)

Regional Groundwater Studies

Cheung, Katrina and Mayer, Bernhard (2009)
Chemical and Isotopic Characterization of Shallow Groundwater from Selected Monitoring Wells in Alberta: Part I: 2006-2007
Alberta Environment, May 2009, 76 p.open.alberta
ISBN: 978-0-7785-8509-1 (Print); 978-0-7785-8510-7 (Online)

Philipsen, L.J. (2017)
River Regulation and Riparian Woodlands Along the Lower Red Deer River, Alberta
Master's Thesis, University of Lethbridgeopus.uleth
Environmental Science Program

Philipsen, L.J., Gill, K.M., Shepherd, A., and Rood, S.B. (2018)
Historic and Prospective Future Flows of Canada's Red Deer and Other Rocky Mountain Rivers
Published in Climate Change and Hydrology at the Prairie Marginscholar.ulethbridge
University of Lethbridge

Hydrogeological Consulting Reports

HCL Hydrogeological Consultants Ltd. (2020)
2019 to 2020 Groundwater Monitoring Report, Gull Lake Area
Ponoka County, HCL Project No.: MR-0323.20ponokacounty
Prepared by Kirby Fromm, B.Sc., G.I.T. and Jim Touw, P.Geol.

HCL Hydrogeological Consultants Ltd. (2016)
Groundwater Test Report Project - Last Hill RV Golf & Country Club, Eckville Area
1949561 Alberta Ltd., License a Groundwater Supplylacombecounty
Location: 12-21-039-03 W5M

HCL Hydrogeological Consultants Ltd. (2009)
Groundwater Assessment - The Slopes, Birchcliff
Belterra Land Companylacombecounty
Location: 17-039-01 W5M

Rocky View County (Date Unknown)
Regional Groundwater Assessment
MD of Rocky View No. 44rockyview
Available at: https://www.rockyview.ca/Portals/0/Files/Agriculture/RVC-Groundwater-Study.pdf

Government and Agency Reports

Government of Alberta (2014)
Red Deer River Basin Flood Mitigation Study
Alberta Environment, May 21, 2014open.alberta
Available through Open Government Program

Government of Alberta (2023)
Red Deer River Basin Hydrology Overview
Red Deer River Watershed Alliance, Terry Chamulak, Hydrologistrdrwa
Environment and Protected Areas, March 22, 2023

WaterSMART Solutions Ltd.
Red Deer River Historical Report
Water Portal Canadawaterportal
Focus on drought and flood mitigation strategies

Data Limitations and Recommendations

The literature search reveals that while the Medicine River valley and broader Red Deer River basin are well-documented hydrogeologically, no specific hydrogeologic study exists for Wood Lake itself. The available studies provide regional context and understanding of groundwater-surface water interactions in similar geological settings, but targeted investigation of Wood Lake's specific hydrogeologic characteristics would require dedicated field work and analysis.ags.aer+3

Future research recommendations for Wood Lake specifically would include hydrologic monitoring, water level measurements, isotopic analysis, and aquifer testing to definitively establish the nature and extent of groundwater connections.creekwatch+1

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  2. https://creekwatch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2023-Medicine-River-Water-Quality-Data.pdf
  3. https://ags.aer.ca/publications/all-publications/bul-031
  4. https://ags.aer.ca/document/BUL/BUL_031.pdf
  5. https://ags.aer.ca/publications/all-publications/ofr-2014-10
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  13. https://www.ponokacounty.com/uploads/2/6/9/1/26912724/groundwater_report_gull_lake_2020.pdf
  14. https://www.lacombecounty.com/en/business-and-development/resources/Documents/4---Groundwater-Report_Alberta-Views-RV-and-Golf-Resort..pdf
  15. https://www.lacombecounty.com/en/business-and-development/resources/Documents/The-Slopes---Birchcliff-Groundwater-Report.pdf
  16. https://www.rockyview.ca/Portals/0/Files/Agriculture/RVC-Groundwater-Study.pdf
  17. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/44b6cd35-b532-4aef-887e-c37c14903f3e/resource/69aa30a1-6031-4d4c-843b-5401389de59a/download/2014-red-deer-river-basin-mitigation-study-2014-05-21.pdf
  18. https://rdrwa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Red-Deer-River-Basin_TC.pdf
  19. https://waterportal.ca/red-deer-river-historical-report/
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  28. https://reddeer.ca/media/reddeerca/city-services/garbage-recycling-amp-organics/2023-Groundwater-Monitoring-Report---LTCHS.pdf
  29. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset?dataset_type=opendata&q=%22Wainwright%22&tags=GEOSCIENTIFICINFORMATION
  30. https://www.hcl.ca/services/regional-groundwater-assessments
  31. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/?tags=3-D-MODELS&tags=CANADA&tags=RED-DEER
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  39. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset?tags=RED-DEER

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