River Image Gallery

The images found in this gallery are found throughout the pages on this website related to the Athabasca River region.

A satellite image of the Peace-Athabasca Delta, showing Lake Claire and Lake Mamawi. Source: Visible Earth, NASA ( click to enlarge )	Ecozones of the Mackenzie River Basin Source: Mackenzie River Basin Board (MRBB 2001) ( click to enlarge )
Landforms of the Mackenzie River Basin Board Source: Mackenzie River Basin Board (MRBB 2001) ( click to enlarge )	Source: ©iStockphoto 2008 ( click to enlarge )
Winter in the RMWB Source: Elser 2008 ( click to enlarge )	Springtime Source: Michael Strickland
Mean temperature in Fort McMurray and Fort Chipewyan, 1971 to 2000 Source: Environment Canada (http://climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climate_normals) ( click to enlarge )	Mean daily maximum and minimum temperatures in Fort McMurray and Fort Chipewyan, 1971 to 2000 Source: Environment Canada (http://climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climate_normals) ( click to enlarge )
Solar radiation at different latitudes. Source: Peter Halasz (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Oblique_rays_04_Pengo.svg) ( click to enlarge )	Seasons determined by tilt. Source: R.H. Castilhos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Seasons.svg) ( click to enlarge )
Mean total hours of bright sunshine and cloud cover, Fort McMurray, 1971 to 2000 Source: Environment Canada (http://climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climate_normals). ( click to enlarge )	Sunshine (as a mean percent of possible daylight hours) and mean cloud cover, Fort McMurray, 1971 to 2000. Source: Environment Canada (http://climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climate_normals). ( click to enlarge )
Ice jam on the Athabasca River. Source: Elser 2008 ( click to enlarge )	Extreme daily rainfall at Fort McMurray and Fort Chipewyan. Source: Environment Canada (http://climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climate_normals). ( click to enlarge )
Extreme maximum and minimum temperatures, Fort McMurray. Source: Environment Canada (http://climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climate_normals). ( click to enlarge )	Climate change will likely alter ice break up patterns on the Athabasca River. Source: Cayla Eastman ( click to enlarge )
Hydrology is the study of water. Source: Dan Moats ( click to enlarge )	The Hydrological Cycle Source: FISRGW 1998 (http://csc-s-maps-q.csc.noaa.gov/salmonid/html/water/cycle.htm) ( click to enlarge )
The World's Water Supply Source: Environment Canada ( click to enlarge )	Surface water hydrology is the study of surface water. Source: Dan Moats ( click to enlarge )