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I have selected to observe Paul Lake in Kamloops, British Columbia. This is a Provincial Park in which the public is welcome to use the campground or the beach for recreational use. Paul Lake is lined with small mountains which are covered with conifers. The recreational site has a vast amount of grassy areas which slowly turns into a sandy beach as it connects to the water. I visited this site at 12pm on a Thursday (June 22, 2017) afternoon. It was apporximately 20 degrees celsius with clouds covering the blue sky. At the Provincial Park I became curious about the water levels at Paul Lake and how they are affected in the differing seasons with the temperature changes and climate changes. I also began to wonder how wildlife, such as geese or bugs, are affected by the water level changes. More explicitly I came up with these three questions, (1) what are the causes of water level changes? (2) Has the water levels at Paul Lake shown the same general trends over the years? And (3) how do these causes affect wildlife inhabiting nearby areas?
Hello
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yes the water is quite high this year isn’t it!
your questions are good ones – be sure to focus on asking a question that you can answer within the time frame of your study though ; )