Black Creek, Vancouver Island, B.C. hydrology, fisheries resource, and watershed development / by Roy E. Hamilton.: Fs97-4/1484E-PDF
"The fisheries resource of Black Creek, a major coho salmon stream on Vancouver Island is described. Information on spawning escapement, distribution, and timing is provided. Hydrology of the 28 square mile watershed was studied using data from 16 staff gages and 3 water level recorders. The productivity of the system is attributed to the multiplicity of swamps, swampy depressions, and associated small tributaries characterizing the watershed which provide ideal habitat for rearing coho. Loss of this habitat occurs through swamp land reclamation and other land development activities. The extent of land development (logging, clearing, reclamation, ditching, and urbanization) in the watershed, and the detrimental effects on fish life is discussed. Recommendations for preservation of the fisheries resource are given. They include: restrictions on future water licences, reservation and development of storage, green strip reserves on all watercourses and swamps, suggestions on zoning and control of future land development"--Abstract.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Fisheries and Marine Service, issuing body. Canada. Fisheries and Marine Service. Pacific Region. Habitat Protection Division, issuing body. |
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| Title | Black Creek, Vancouver Island, B.C. hydrology, fisheries resource, and watershed development / by Roy E. Hamilton. |
| Series title | Fisheries and Marine Service manuscript report, 0701-7618 ; 1484 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | ISSN of series supplied from ISSN Portal. Digitized edition from print [produced by Department of Fisheries and Oceans]. Includes bibliographical references (page 60). Includes abstracts in English and French. |
| Publishing information | Vancouver, B.C. : Habitat Protection Division, Resource Services Branch, Fisheries and Marine Service, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, November 1978. |
| Author / Contributor | Hamilton, Roy E., 1928- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (85 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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| Subject terms | Coho salmon -- Effect of water levels on -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Island. Streamflow -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Island. Land use -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Island. Saumon coho -- Effets du niveau des eaux sur -- Colombie-Britannique -- Vancouver, Île de. Cours d'eau -- Débit -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Colombie-Britannique -- Vancouver, Île de. Utilisation du sol -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Colombie-Britannique -- Vancouver, Île de. |
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