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  • In 2006, the Oldman River sub-basin became one of three southern basins to be closed to new surface water allocations. 

 

  • 42 district licenses allocate approximately 87% (nearly 2 million dam3) of total surface water and groundwater to agriculture.

  • Of farms in the Oldman sub-basin, 44.1% are cattle farms, 15% are grain and oil seed farms, and 10.8% are wheat farms. 

     
    - reprinted from www.water-matters.org


    Did You Know . . .
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    • The Oldman River headwaters are in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.  The river flows through the communities of Fort Macleod, Lethbridge, Taber, and on to Grassy Lake, where it joins with the Bow River to form the South Saskatchewan River, which eventually drains into the Hudson Bay.  

    • The Oldman River originates in the Beehive Natural Area, an area of alpine tundra and old-growth spruce and fir forests. 

    • The Oldman River has a total length of 362 km and a drainage area of 26,700 km². Its mean discharge is 95 m³/s.  

    • The Oldman River contains fish species such as rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, bull trout, brown trout, hybrid trout species ("cutbow" rainbow and cutthroat cross), mountain whitefish, pike, walleye, sturgeon, suckers, goldeye, and minnows.

    • Some of these species are defined as “at risk”.  For more information                                            
      on species at risk, visit the MULTISAR website page species at risk.

     

    Locations for Wildlife Viewing in Alberta
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    Visit this site to view the Internet version of the book, Alberta Wildlife Viewing Guide.  This web version covers the areas throughout Alberta and has been revised with more up-to-date information.

    To view information on the Lethbridge area, click here.