Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Pike, RG and Wilford, DJ. 2013. Desktop watershed characterization methods for British Columbia. Ministry of Environment. Technical Report 079. |
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| Organization | Ministry of Environment |
| URL | www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/Tr079.htm |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | In recent years, the accessibility of online mapping tools and GIS information has dramatically increased. As a result, it is now possible to remotely gather information about a watershed’s potential disturbance, hydrologic, and climatic characteristics. Watershed characterizations are often used when developing plans for monitoring, research projects, water quality objectives, industrial use, and other end uses, such as fisheries restoration or small-scale power projects. A watershed characterization is distinctly different from a watershed assessment that develops specific disturbance indicators and then ranks them accordingly. Desktop characterization of a watershed in advance of fieldwork allows for improved planning of field activities and/or monitoring projects, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing costs. The purpose of this report is to highlight current sources of online tools and watershed information, provide a template of potential disturbance drivers to consider, and ultimately create a list of questions that can be used to characterize a watershed’s hydrologic regime. This document does not specify the development of watershed analysis style indicators for the purposes of watershed assessment. This technical report was developed to aid in the descriptive, hydrologic characterization of watersheds in British Columbia. watershed assessment, mapping |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Province |
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| Project status | complete |
| Contact Name | Robin Pike |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |