Anthropogenic Land Uses and their Impacts on Oligotrophic and Mesotrophic Lakes Relating to the Water Quality of Upper Stoney Lake: A Literature Review

Anthropogenic Land Uses and their Impacts on Oligotrophic and Mesotrophic Lakes Relating to the Water Quality of Upper Stoney Lake: A Literature Review

James Rankin and Ryan Austin

Trent University, Upper Stony Lake Association

Tom Whillans

April 2022

Online

Upper Stony Lake

This project focuses on the sources of water quality degradation that occur because of homes/cottages and the practices associated with owning them. The impacts of homes and cottages on water quality was examined by conducting an extensive literature review on the topic and compiling our findings into this summary. This project will examine the history of the Upper Stoney Lake area to give context about the watershed that it is located in. It will then focus on three separate impactful activities; shoreline modifications, fertilizer/septic tank use, and boating. This literature review will address the scale of these issues in Upper Stoney Lake, what type of wildlife or species they are impacting, and the dangers of these impacts if they continue.