Note: Some of these links will take you to a different site, others will simply open in PDF form. Some of these reports are multidisciplinary and can be placed under more than one subheading.

Management Plans

Lake Nipissing Management Plan 1999-2003, September 1998, Ministry of Natural Resources

Manitou Island Provincial Nature Reserve Management Plan, 1990, Ministry of Natural Resources

Sturgeon River/Lake Nipissing/French River Water Management Plan, March 3 1992, Sturgeon-Nipissing-French Water Management Advisory Board and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Sturgeon River/Lake Nipissing/French River Water Management Plan – Supporting Technical Document, March 3 1992, Sturgeon-Nipissing-French Water Management Advisory Board and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
(hard copy in our possession)

See also the Nipissing Forest Management Plan in the Forestry section.

Water Quality

The City of North Bay completes annual water quality reports, dated back to July 2000, available for public download. These can be found here.

The Dorset Environmental Science Centre, under the MOE, houses many reports and resources found here, those pertaining specifically to Lake Nipissing have been listed on this page.

Callander Bay Subwatershed Phosphorus Budget, November 2010, Prepared by Hutchinson Environmental Sciences Ltd. for the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority

North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority Distribution Material for January 13 Callander Bay Meetings, January 05 2011, Neil Hutchinson
This is an excerpt from the Callander Bay Subwatershed Phosphorus Budget Report by the Hutchinson Environmental Sciences Ltd. that appears to have been distributed in a meeting concerning Callander Bay and its water quality.

Municipality of Callander: Act For Clean Water, unknown, unknown
This appears to be an excerpt from a large, inaccessible document called the North Bay-Mattawa Source Protection Area – Approved Updated Assessment Report, it is specifically about water quality in Callander Bay. Related to this is the reference excerpt, found here, that provides a list of possibly useful documents about water quality management.

The Chemical Water Quality of Lake Nipissing 1988 – 1990, 1992, Neary, B.P. and B.J. Clark

The Water Quality of the Lake Nipissing and the Contributing Watershed, July 2001,  The Wilderness Preservation Committee of Ontario, Francine Kelly-Hopper

The Chemical Water Quality of Lake Nipissing 2003-2004, December 2010, Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Interesting and informative document on the state of water quality of Lake Nipissing at this time.

The Chemical Water Quality of Lake Nipissing 2003-2010, 2010, Clark, B., A. Paterson, A. DeSellas and R. Ingram

Water Quality in Ontario 2012 Report, 2013, Ministry of the Environment
This report refers to the Lake Nipissing area as the “French Watershed”, which includes much of the Nipissing watershed.

The basin surrounding Lake Nipissing includes many other lakes within its boundaries, some reports on these lakes are included in the following reports:

Temperature, oxygen, pH and dissolved inorganic carbon data summary for Bat, Clara, Clear, Cradle, Crystal, Delano, and Drummer Lakes in the Parry Sound and Nipissing District and Haliburton County study area (1984- 1991), 1991, Girard R. and R.A Reid

Morphometric and geological data for nineteen lakes in the Parry Sound and Nipissing District and Haliburton County, 1990, Girard, R. and R.A. Reid

Water Quantity and Water Level Management

Protecting People and Property: A Business Case For Investing in Flood Prevention and Control, August 2009, Conservation Authority
This document outlines in the detail the affect of floods on the public and how flood management has developed and changed over the years, it mentions Lake Nipissing and the French River only in the History of Flooding in Ontario section.

South River Water Management Plan, August 2012, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario Power Generation Inc. – Central Hydro Plant Group, 1247902 Ontario Inc. on behalf of Carlisle Limited Partnership No. 1, Trout Creek Power Corporation
(hard copy in our possession)

Report on a Flood Damage Reduction Study of the Sturgeon River/Lake Nipissing/French River System – Phase I Draft Report, April 29 1980, North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority, Ministry of Natural Resources
(hard copy in our possession)

Report on a Flood Damage Reduction Study of the Sturgeon River/Lake Nipissing/French River System – Phase II Draft Report, August 21,1980, North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority, Ministry of Natural Resources
(hard copy in our possession)

Report on a Flood Damage Reduction Study of the Sturgeon River/Lake Nipissing/French River System – Phase III Draft Report, North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority, Ministry of Natural Resources
(hard copy in our possession)

Lake Nipissing – Review of Operations Final Report, September 2000,Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources & Acres International Limited
(hard copy in our possession)

Comparing and modifying eight empirical models of snowmelt using data from Harp experimental station in central Ontario, 2012, Yao, H., C. McConnell, A. James and C. Fu

For more information on dams owned and managed by the Public Works and Government Services Canada, click here.

General Ecosystem Health

Report to the Membership: Algal Blooms in Ontario’s Lakes, Fall 2011, Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations
This document specifically refers to the instances of algal blooms occurring in the French River and Lake Nipissing, it includes information about what algae is, what to do when it is found and who to contact in this situation.

Canadian Species at Risk, May 2001, Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)

Quantification of the Lake Nipissing Pelagic Zooplankton Community Summer 2000, October 18 2000, Jean-Marc Filion, prepared for the Lake Nipissing Stewardship Council
(Hard copy in our possession)

Summer 2010 collapse of the Lake Nipissing zooplankton community subsequent to the introduction of the invasive zooplankter Bythotrepheslongimanus, 2011, Jean-Marc Filion, Lake Nipissing Partners in Conservation Case Study
This is a study on the Spiny Water Flea in Lake Nipissing specifically, completed by volunteers in the Nipissing area. Also an example of citizen science.

In order to better understand Lake Nipissing, journals about Lake Erie have been included due to the lakes’ physical similarities and the lack of shadfly research done on Lake Nipissing at the moment.

(Lake Erie) Can Fluctuating Asymmetry in Adult Burrowing Mayflies (Hexagenia rigida, Ephemeroptera) be used as a Measure of Contaminant Stress?, 1999, Michelle Dobrin and Lynda D. Corkum, Journal of Great Lakes Research

(Lake Erie) Recolonization and possible recovery of Burrowing Mayflies (Ephemeroptera: Ephemeridae: Hexagenia spp.) in Lake Erie of the Laurentian Great Lakes, 2000, Don W. Schloesser, Kenneth A. Krieger, Jan J. H. Ciborowski and Lynda D. Corkum, Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery

(Lake Erie) Spatial-temporal patterns of recolonizing adult mayflies in Lake Erie after a major disturbance, 2010, Lynda D. Corkum, Journal of Great Lakes Research

(Lake Erie) Delayed egg hatching accounts for replacement of burrowing mayflies Hexagenia rigida by Hexagenia limbata after recolonization in western Lake Erie, 2013, Claudia Bustos and Lynda D. Corkum, Journal of Great Lakes Research

General History

Post-Glacial lake Nipissing Waterworn Assemblages from the Southeastern Huron Basin Area, 1986, Chris J. Ellis and D. Brian Deller, Ontario Archaeology

The Summer Migration of the Cisco, Leucichthys Artedi (Le Suer), in Lake Nipissing, Ontario, 1937, F. E. J. Fry, University of Toronto

The Frank Bay Site, Lake Nipissing, Ontario, 1954, Frank Ridley

Head of River, Runs Into Lake Nipissing, 1821, John Elliot Woolford

Fisheries

Ice Fishing Code of Ethics, Greater Nipissing Stewardship Council

Fisheries Guidelnines for the Review of Agricultural Drain Maintenace Proposals, August 1993, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Lake Nipissing Walleye Fishery Data Review 1997, September 1997, Warren I. Dunlop, Muskoka Lakes Fisheries Assessment Unit, Ontario Ministiry of Natural Resources
(hard copy in our possession)

Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) Population Dynamics: Lake Nipissing Fall Walleye Index Netting (FWIN), 1998, John Seyler, Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre
(hard copy in our possession)

Lake Nipissing Fisheries Management Plan: Draft Plan for Discussion Purposes Only, April 1998, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
(hard copy in our possession)

Lake Nipissing Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) Spawning Assessment Wasi Falls and Iron Island 1997, February 1998, Mike Gillies, The Anishnabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre and Nipissing First Nation
(hard copy in our possession)

Lake Nipissing Sport and First Nation Commercial Fisheries Harvest Report 1975 – 2000, 2000, John Seyler,  Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre
(hard copy in our possession)

Manual of Instructions – Fall Walleye Index Netting (FWIN), February 2002, George E. Morgan, Laurentian University

Ontario Fisheries Regulations, 2007, Government of Canada

Contrasting strategies of ova lipid provisioning in relation to maternal characteristics in three walleye (Sander vitreus) populations, 2007, M.D. Wiegand, T.A. Johnston, W.C. Leggett, K.E. Watchorn, A.J. Ballevona, L.R. Porteous, and J.M. Casselman
This article compares three different walleye populations in 3 different lakes, one of which is Lake Nipissing.

Lake Nipissing 2008 – Status of the Walleye Resource Update, 2008, Scott Kaufman, Ministry of Natural Resources

Lake Nipissing Fisheries Management Plan 1999 – 2003, 1998, Richard Rowe, Ministry of Natural Resources
(hard copy in our possession)

A Fisheries Assessment Plan for Lake Nipissing: 2000 – 2009, August 2000, Richard Roe & John Seyler, Ministry of Natural Resources and Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre
(hard copy in our possession)

Lake Nipissing Interim Fisheries Management Plan 2007 – 2010, 2011, Shaun K. Roberts

Status of the Lake Nipissing Walleye (Pickerel) Population, 2011, Ministry of Natural Resources

Lake Nipissing Walleye Data Review 1967 – 2011, July 2012, Randy McLaren, Ministry of Natural Resources

Lake Nipissing Data Review 1967 to 2011, November 2012, George E. Morgan, MNR
This report hones in on the state of the Walleye fishery through a historical data revision.

The 2012 Report on the Lake Nipissing Walleye Fishery, 2012, A Review by the Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters

Lake Nipissing Walleye Regulation Changes: What’s new for 2013?, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Regulation Plan of Fisheries Management Zone 11, Ministry of Natural Resources,
This Zone 11 map coincides with this file which has much more information and detail on the Zone 11 fisheries management techniques and rules.

Fact Sheet: Northern Pike in Lake Nipissing, 2010?, Scott Kaufman, Ministry of Natural Resources

Yellow Perch in Lake Nipissing, Scott Kaufman, Ministry of Natural Resources

Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass in Lake Nipissing, Scott Kaufman, Ministry of Natural Resources

Muskellunge in Lake Nipissing, Scott Kaufman, Ministry of Natural Resources

Lake Whitefish and Cisco in Lake Nipissing, Scott Kaufman, Ministry of Natural Resources

VHS Fact Sheet for Anglers, February 2012, Ministry of Natural Resources
This is not necessarily just for Lake Nipissing, but it is a related document concerning the general health of fish populations in Ontario.

See also the general history section for the 1937 report on the Cisco migration in Lake Nipissing.

Forestry

The following are a series of FSC certification reports for the annual audits of The Nipissing Forest Under the Sustainable Forest License of Nipissing Forest Resource Management:

FSC Annual Audit Report Nipissing 2004

FSC Annual Audit Report Nipissing 2005

FSC Annual Audit Report Nipissing 2006

FSC Annual Audit Report Nipissing 2007

FSC Annual Audit Report Nipissing 2010

FSC Annual Audit Report Nipissing 2011

FSC Annual Audit Report Nipissing 2012

Nipissing Forest Forest Management Plan 2009 – 2019, 2009, Ministry of Natural Resources North Bay District and Northeast Region & Nipissing Forest Resource Management Inc.

Downloads and more information can be found here at the Nipissing Forest Resource Management Inc. website.

Citizen Science

Citizen science is rapidly becoming an important tool in environmental monitoring, it can be used separate from Ministries or agencies already in place or it can also be used as it is in the Lake Partnership Program. In this program the Ministry of the Environment supplies volunteers with both the tools necessary to collect water samples and the equipment to test the samples, and the volunteers provide the manpower.

A new dawn for citizen science, 2009, J. Silvertown, Department of Life Sciences, The Open University
This is a report defining what citizen science is.

Climate

2010 Climate Change and Conservation Authorities in Northern Ontario – Final Report, 2010, Ontario Centre for Climate IMpacts and Adaptation Resources (OCCIAR)
The report does reference Lake Nipissing and some of the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority’s concerns about the area.

Conservation Ontario’s Response to Climate Ready: Ontario’s Adaption Strategy and Action Plan, June 2011, Conservation Ontario
This document also does not reference Lake Nipissing, the French River or the Sturgeon specifically but it does provide an overall summary and discussion about the role of Conservation Ontario (made up of 36 Conservation Authorities), the local watershed management agencies and water protection agencies in the implications of climate change.

Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis, 2013, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
This report is about climate change on a global scale, therefore not directly focused on Lake Nipissing but still relevant and important.

Related Documents

Low Impact Development Discussion Paper, November 2012, Credit Valley Conservation, Toronto Region Conservation Authority, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Grand River Conservation Authority, Conservation Halton, Kawartha Conservation Authority, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, Hamilton Conservation Authority, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, and Conservation Ontario
This paper has some general, all encompassing notes about storm water management in Ontario and ideas concerning Low Impact Developments that could be implemented. It is a multi-disciplinary document that attempts to bring together development approval agencies, developers, private landowners and the public.

Watershed Management In Ontario: Lessons Learned and Best Practices, May 2003, Conservation Ontario
This report has extensive information on innovation in watershed management and the complexity of trying to manage an area based on watershed boundaires.

Environmental Guidelines For Access Roads and Water Crossings, 1988, Vincent G. Kerrio, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
While not directly related to Lake Nipissing, the many streems and rivers that feed into the lakes are open to crossing with the proper guidelines, legislation and best practices.
(physical copy in our possession)