Little Fish Lake

Location:	Alberta, Canada	Latitude (N):	51.38°	Longitude (W):	112.25°
Site notes:

Kroker, S. 1979

Late Holocene Palaeoecology of the Hand Hills Region of Alberta: Implications for Archaeological Research. Unpublished M.A. dissertation. Department of Anthropology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 120 pages.
Site discussed: Little Fish Lake.

McIntyre, L. G. 1990

Little Fish Lake. In Atlas of Alberta Lakes, edited by P. Mitchell and E. Prepas, pp. 533-537. University of Alberta Press, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
AEU SCI GB 1630 A3 A8813 Information on current limnological conditions. Includes a bathymetric map.

Ralrick, P. E. 2006

Big Trouble at Little Fish Lake: Taphonomy of a Diverse Vertebrate Mass Mortality Assemblage in Alberta, Canada. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3, Supplement):Abstracts 113A 66th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, October 18-21, 2006, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada .
Site discussed: Litte Fish Lake.

Ralrick, P. E. 2007

Taphonomic Description and Interpretation of a Multi-taxic BoneBed at Little Fish Lake, Alberta, Canada. Unpublished M.Sc. thesis. University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada xvii + 331 pages.
Site discussed: Little Fish Lake. Primarily an examination of faunal remains from assemblages recovered from sediments around the edge of the lake basin. Radiocarbon dates span about 1200 to 1500 ¹⁴C yr BP, indicating that this is a late Holocene assemblage. (21/05/2012).

Ralrick, P. E. 2007

The Subfossil Canids from the Little Fish Lake Bonebed, Alberta, Canada. In Alberta Palaeontological Society, Eleventh Annual Symposium, Discovering Fossils, Abstracts Volume, pp. 38-42. Alberta Palaeontological Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Site discussed: Little Fish Lake. Reports on 12 subfossil canid skulls and describes the metrics and techniques used to attempt to assign them to species (dogs, wolves, or hybrids). Majority of skulls (9) show features consistent with identification as wolf. (29/04/2007).

Strong, W. L. 1977

Pre- and Post-Settlement Palynology of Southern Alberta. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 23:373-387.
AEU SCI QE 901 R45 Sites discussed: Twelve Mile Coulee, Chappice Lake, Lloyd's Lake, Eagle Lake, Little Fish Lake, Keiver Lake, Gooseberry Lake, Red Deer Lake, Bellshill Lake. Looked at cores from nine lakes in southern Alberta. Pre- and post- settlement levels distinguished on basis on palynology, including increases in pollen from weedy taxa and from introduced plants (such as Taraxacum officinale, dandelion).

Strong, W. L. 1991

Postsettlement Changes in Limnic Sediments from Southern Alberta, Canada. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 36:111-117.
AEU SCI S 601 A282 Sites discussed: Twelve Mile Coulee, Chappice Lake, Lloyd's Lake, Eagle Lake, Little Fish Lake, Keiver Lake, Gooseberry Lake, Red Deer Lake, Bellshill Lake. Looked at cores from nine lakes in southern Alberta. Pre- and post- settlement levels identified on basis on palynology. Examined characteristics of sediments (particle size, clastic content, carbonate content, organic content). Higher organic content in post-settlement sediments. Higher proportion of silt in post- settlement sediments, which Strong considers reflects increased amount of aeolian input (agriculture and clearance). Patterns were not identical across the area, showing influence of local effects, such as land use, around lakes.

Vance, R. E., and W. M. Last 1994

Paleolimnology and Global Change on the Canadian Prairies. Current Research 1994-B:49-58. Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Sites discussed: Killarney Lake, Harris Lake, Kenosee Lake, Chappice Lake, Antelope Lake, Clearwater Lake, Little Fish Lake, Elkwater Lake, Max Lake.

van der Kamp, G., D. Keir, and M. S. Evans 2008

Long-term water level changes in closed-basin lakes of the Canadian prairies. Canadian Water Resources Journal 33(1):23-38.
Sites discussed: Little Fish Lake, Lower Mann Lake, Upper Mann Lake, Muriel Lake, Manito Lake, Redberry Lake, Little Manitou Lake, Lenore Lake, Waldea Lake, Big Quill Lake, Little Quill Lake, Fishing Lake, Kenosee Lake, Whitebear Lake, Oro Lake, White Water Lake, Devils Lake (ND). Looks at instrumental records of lake level changes and data from examination of air photos. Only a few lakes have records that extend to the early twentieth century; most data is for the last half of the twentieth century. Most lakes show a generally falling trend. Interestingly, Devils Lake stands out as being markedly different with a generally rising trend since the 1940s. (21/05/2012).

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