| ID |
1599 |
| Citation |
Beaudry, P.G. and A. Gottesfeld (2001) Effects of forest-harvest rates on stream-channel changes in the Central Interior of British Columbia, pp151-173. |
| Organization |
Ministry of Forests |
| URL |
https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/wp/wp57/wp57-04.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
The study investigates the relationship between the level of forest harvesting within 12 medium-sized watersheds and the change in stream-channel width over time. Stream-channel widths and sediment sources were measured from a chronosequence of rectified aerial photographs, dating back to the early 1960s. During the period between the mid 1960s and 1984 most of the study reaches evolved towards narrower channels. During the period between 1984 and the mid 1990s most of the watersheds experienced an increase in avereage channel width. No statistical relationship could be established between the level of forest harvest and the increase in channel width. Decadal variations in climate appeared to best explain the variability in the observed increases in stream-channel width during the late period. |
| Information Type |
Article |
| Regional Watershed |
Fraser River |
| Sub-watershed if known |
Willow River; Bowron River |
| Aquifer # |
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| Comments |
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| Project status |
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