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A greater understanding of hydrological processes is needed to interpret spatial and temporal water quality dynamics, specifically within intensely managed prairie watersheds. This M.Sc. thesis looks at two years (2013 and 2014) of water quality and water level data, collected from 12 sub-watersheds outlets within the Catfish Creek Watershed (CCW). The CCW is located in southeastern Manitoba, is a tributary of Lake Winnipeg, and spans 642 km2, with a near-even mix of forest and agricultural land. The first data chapter (i.e., Chapter 2) analyzes correlations between each sub-watershed’s weekly water quality parameters (electrical conductivity, nitrate and phosphate concentrations) and their characteristics (e.g., topography and morphology, land use and land cover, and geology). The second research chapter (i.e., Chapter 4) conducts concentration-discharge (c-q) analyses using daily water quality measurements from four sub-watersheds. Findings indicate that the water quality dynamics within the CCW are both spatially and temporally diverse.

A greater understanding of hydrological processes is needed to interpret spatial and temporal water quality dynamics, specifically within intensely managed prairie watersheds. This M.Sc. thesis looks at two years (2013 and 2014) of water quality and water level data, collected from 12 sub-watersheds outlets within the Catfish Creek Watershed (CCW). The CCW is located in southeastern Manitoba, is a tributary of Lake Winnipeg, and spans 642 km2, with a near-even mix of forest and agricultural land. The first data chapter (i.e., Chapter 2) analyzes correlations between each sub-watershed’s weekly water quality parameters (electrical conductivity, nitrate and phosphate concentrations) and their characteristics (e.g., topography and morphology, land use and land cover, and geology). The second research chapter (i.e., Chapter 4) conducts concentration-discharge (c-q) analyses using daily water quality measurements from four sub-watersheds. Findings indicate that the water quality dynamics within the CCW are both spatially and temporally diverse.

A greater understanding of hydrological processes is needed to interpret spatial and temporal water quality dynamics, specifically within intensely managed prairie watersheds. This M.Sc. thesis looks at two years (2013 and 2014) of water quality and water level data, collected from 12 sub-watersheds outlets within the Catfish Creek Watershed (CCW). The CCW is located in southeastern Manitoba, is a tributary of Lake Winnipeg, and spans 642 km2, with a near-even mix of forest and agricultural land. The first data chapter (i.e., Chapter 2) analyzes correlations between each sub-watershed’s weekly water quality parameters (electrical conductivity, nitrate and phosphate concentrations) and their characteristics (e.g., topography and morphology, land use and land cover, and geology). The second research chapter (i.e., Chapter 4) conducts concentration-discharge (c-q) analyses using daily water quality measurements from four sub-watersheds. Findings indicate that the water quality dynamics within the CCW are both spatially and temporally diverse.