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Review of Cattle-Community Watershed Conflicts in the Skeena Region
This report provides the B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks (BCE) with a review of cattle farming in the Skeena Region, and a recommendation for monitoring the impact of cattle and other livestock operations on community watersheds, including... -
Water Quality in British Columbia Objectives Attainment
The setting of water quality objectives in priority basins in British Columbia began in 1982. By the end of 2002, the Ministry of Water, Land, and Air Protection had set water quality objectives in 51 areas or basins and updated them throughout the... -
Reconnaissance Survey of Buckley Lake
This document contains information about Buckley lake habitat quality. Information recorded includes physical, chemical, temperature, oxygen, obstruction and pollutions, stocking, access, and habitation data. Maps and images are also included. -
Reconnaissance Inventory of Damsumlo Lake
The Damsumlo Lake fish community was sampled with two standard experimental multi-mesh gillnets (one floating and one sinking) and five Gee-type minnow traps baited with salmon roe. Inlets and the outlet stream were sampled for fish presence by... -
Life History, Stock Assessment, and Recommendation for a Sustainable Recreati...
Buckley Lake was sampled September 8-10, 2003 by Skeena Region Fisheries staff in an effort to address: 1) rainbow trout history characteristics; and 2) provide advice to Skeena Region Protected Areas staff on the sensitivity of the population to angler... -
Kathlyn, Seymour, Round, and Tyhee Lakes: Water Quality Assessment and Object...
This study quantifies the inputs of phosphorus from various sources and determines the extent to which additional phosphorus could be tolerated by each lake without a serious decrease in water quality. Based on this information, appropriate land uses and... -
Drinking Water Source Quality Monitoring 2002-2003: Bulkley Valley Surface Wa...
This document presents results of the B.C. Ministry of Environment (MoE, formerly Water, Land and Air Protection, WLAP) Skeena Region’s 2002-03 drinking water source quality monitoring program. It assesses drinking water sources in the Bulkley Valley,... -
Consequences of Unregulated Release of Raw Acid Mine Drainage into the Bulkle...
Approximately 800 000 m3 of acid mine drainage (AMD) is generated per year at the Equity Silver Mine southeast of Houston. This AMD would have devastating effects on the Bulkley River if it was allowed to flow untreated from the property for a prolonged... -
BC Surface Water Monitoring Sites
The Surface Water Monitoring Sites web application allows users to browse a map interface to find freshwater monitoring locations throughout BC. Clicking on a station provides the name and description of the water quality monitoring station as well as... -
BC Environmental Monitoring System Results
The Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) test results as .csv files available for download. Results include physical, chemical and biological analyses of samples taken from water, air, solid waste discharges and ambient monitoring sites throughout the... -
BC Environmental Monitoring System (EMS)
The Environmental Monitoring System (EMS), is the Ministry of Environment corporate electronic repository for the capture and extraction of results for chemical, physical and biological analysis performed on air, water, biological, solid waste discharge,... -
A Reconnaissance Survey of McQuarrie Lake
This survey collected information about the fish species that are present in McQuarrie Lake, as well as information about the physical characteristics of the lake. This included oxygen and temperature profiles, water chemistry data, obstructions,... -
A Reconnaissance Inventory of Clota Lake
The field survey was conducted on September 23 and 24, 1996 by G. Scarborough and J. Calvert. This lake is located east of Nilkitkwa Lake, approximately 6.6 km north of Fort Babine, and has not previously been surveyed. The purpose of this survey was to... -
Environmental Impact Information of the Proposed Equity Mining Capital Ltd. D...
During 1974, Environment Canada undertook an additional study of the watershed adjacent to Equity Mining Capital Ltd.'s proposed development near Goosly Lake to supplement water quality baselines established in 1973. Chemistry analysis and 96 hour LC50... -
A Reconnaissance Survey of Seymour Lake 1983
This survey presents physical data of Seymour Lake. This includes terrain features, access, resorts and campsites, obstructions and pollutions, developments, aquatic plants, species present, lake drainage, water chemistry, and special restrictions.