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Upper Bulkley Water Temperature Monitoring Data and Reports
This dataset comprises water temperature information collected from 15 hydrometric stations in the Upper Bulkley River watershed since 2016. Resources include interpretative reports, a link to an interactive dashboard featuring the results, a monitoring... -
Winter Measurements of Dissolved Oxygen at Selected Sites in the Bulkley Wate...
This report describes dissolved oxygen and water temperature measurements conducted at 50 locations in the Bulkley Watershed during the period March 12 to March 18, 1996. -
Water Temperature, River Discharge, and Adult Sockeye Salmon Migration Observ...
Water temperature, river discharge, and adult sockeye salmon migration observations in the Babine watershed, 1946-2014. Historical meteorological and hydrological data were assembled to review the influence of changes in these environmental factors on... -
Water Quality in the Toboggan Creek Watershed 1996-1998: Are Land Use Activit...
FO Habitat and Enhancement Branch initiated water quality monitoring in Toboggan Creek watershed in early 1996. Toboggan Creek is an important nursery stream for both wild and hatchery fish, primarily coho, pink, steelhead and Dolly Varden, with smaller... -
Water Quality and Accumulation of Periphyton (attached algae) in the Bulkley ...
In recent years, studies in the upper Bulkley River upstream of Houston have noted elevated levels of bacteria, nutrients and attached algae (periphyton). A 1992 fisheries study in the upper Bulkley at Houston found fish species composition was dominated by... -
Water Quality Sampling for the 2001 Spring Runoff in the Bulkley Valley
The objective of the sampling program was to gather information on the water quality of specific streams during the spring runoff period, and from that information, determine which areas may require a more comprehensive sampling and inspection program. -
Upper Bulkley River Survey 1956
In August, 1955, a survey party inspected the Bulkley river from the falls to Bulkley Lake and sections of Maxam Creek and its main tributary, Foxy creek. Information on water velocities, temperatures, and amount of suitable spawning gravel available and... -
Upper Bulkley Floodplain Habitat: Modifications, Physical Barriers, and Sites...
The Bulkley River upstream of the Morice River has some of the most intense public and private land use in the Skeena watershed. The purpose of this assessment was to document human-induced modifications to floodplain habitat and river channelization,... -
The Salinity Intrusion of the Skeena River Observations of Salinities, Temper...
Observations of salinities, temperatures and currents are presented in the form of vertical profiles at stations in the lower reaches of the Skeena River and in the approaches to the estuary. The data were obtained at freshet conditions in the summer of... -
Review and Assessment of Water Quality in the Skeena River Watershed, British...
Historical water quality data presented for the Skeena River watershed are divided into nine subsequent sections, corresponding to the nine major watershed reaches. Each section is divided into 6 subsections: hydrology, land use history, water withdrawals,... -
Refining habitat indicators for Strategy 2 of the Wild Salmon Policy: Identif...
This report provides results from Step 3, Identifying Metrics and Benchmarks for habitat indicators being considered by DFO for Strategy 2 of the Wild Salmon Policy. -
Proctor Creek Groundwater Channel Coho Assessment
A groundwater study was conducted from May 15, 2007 to August 07, 2007 on a small groundwater channel (GWC) located on private property near Proctor Road just east of Smithers, B C. For the purpose of this report, this groundwater channel is referred to as... -
Nutrients and Algae in the Upper Bulkley River watershed 1997-2000
This study focused on the diffuse sources of nutrients and the trophic status of the Upper Bulkley River. Monthly water chemistry monitoring of the Upper Bulkley and tributaries was conducted between November 1997 and March 2000, and the end of growing... -
Effects of Beaver on Juvenile Coho Salmon Habitat in Kispiox River Tributaries
The purpose of this study was to collect data to determine how beaver dams might affect coho populations in tributaries of the Kispiox River, and to provide a review of the literature on the effects of beaver activity on salmonid populations. -
Daily Streamflow and Water Temperature Simulation: Case Study of Pacific Coas...
The objective of the project is to present how the GEM, GEM-Surf, WATROUTE and RBM models were set up and coupled over the watersheds flowing into Hecate Strait and discuss preliminary results obtained for the period of October 2013– July 2015. The... -
Canada's Policy for Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon: Stream, Lake, and Es...
This report documents the methodology used by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to identify potential Strategy 2 habitat indicators, metrics, and benchmarks (as well as possible sampling protocols). The proposed list of indicators presented in... -
Canada's Policy for Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon
Links to sites related to the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Wild Pacific Salmon Policy -
Buck Creek Juvenile Salmon Trapping Programs
Juvenile coho, chinook, and rainbow trout/steelhead were sampled for the second and third consecutive years in Buck Creek using a rotary screw trap RST. The RST was sampled nightly to collect data on discharge, water temperature, and trap performance were... -
Biophysical Stream Survey of Fourteen Sockeye Streams Tributary to Babine-Nil...
This stream inventory aims to employ a biophysical method of aquatic systems inventory to the fourteen sockeyes streams, experiment with methodology based on low-level Arial inventory, and provide Fisheries Service personnel with a better data base. -
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Mining, Community Dev...
An ecological study to assess the impact of environmental changes on the Babine sockeye production is currently being conducted under the auspices of the Babine Watershed Change Program. Specifically the Environmental Quality Unit of the Northern Operations...