* RDRWA is working to update our State of the Watershed report for fall of 2026. Contact info@rdrwa.ca for more information.
The State of the Red Deer River Watershed Report is a key component in RDRWA’s long term watershed management approach. Released in 2009, the purpose of the report is to summarize current knowledge, comment on the environmental integrity of the Red Deer River watershed, and to provide the basis for shared planning and management. The report focuses on 20 indicators of watershed health for the mainstem of the Red Deer River and the Red Deer River watershed.
Report Chapters
View the report by chapter and subwatershed.
Executive Summary
A summary of the report as well as acknowledgements and the table of contents.
Cover: “The Lay of the Land”, by Dean Francis