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Lake Sphinx is an artificial lake located in Alberta, Canada. As of 2011, it had a surface area of 6.4 ha and maximum depth of 50 meters. Its sits at 1,491 meters above sea water.^[1]

Background

The lake was initially a coal mine pit mined by Teck, designated 51-C6, which was mined between 1992 to 1999. Starting in 1998 underwent a reclamation process lasting several years, designed to turn it into an artificial lake capable of sustaining a population of native Athabasca Rainbow Trout and Bull Trout. The lake has an inlet at its southern side and an outlet at its north-eastern side.^[1]

Ecology

The lake is home to phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthic invertebrates and species of fish. in 2008, the phytoplankton count stood at 486 cells/ml and 23 species (or genera, where the plankton was not identified to species level). Crustacean zooplankton count stood at 589/ $m^{3}$ . Marophytic life was also present. Athabasca Rainbow Trout population was estimated at 23/ha, with an annual production of 1.89 kg/ha.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Brinker, C. J.; Symbaluk, M. D.; Boorman, J. G. (2011-09-18). Constructing habitat for a sustainable native fisheries in the Sphinx Lake end pit lake system (Report). Australian Centre for Geomechanics. pp. 525–534. doi:10.36487/ACG_rep/1152_55_Brinker.

[:0-1] 1 2 3 Brinker, C. J.; Symbaluk, M. D.; Boorman, J. G. (2011-09-18). Constructing habitat for a sustainable native fisheries in the Sphinx Lake end pit lake system (Report). Australian Centre for Geomechanics. pp. 525–534. doi:10.36487/ACG_rep/1152_55_Brinker.

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Background

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