| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
A hydrologic risk assessment has been completed on the Ellis Creek community watershed for the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program, Okanagan -Columbia Business Area. Ellis Creek drains an area of approximately 15,000 ha on the east side of the Okanagan Valley, flowing through the southern half of the City of Penticton where it joins the Okanagan River within city limits. Forest development activity in Ellis Creek on the part of BCTS has been limited over the past 10 years but mountain pine beetle (MPB) related effects are being realized throughout the watershed and BCTS intends to salvage a portion of affected or potentially affected stands. Plans will be prepared with direction in part from this assessment. watershed assessment, mountain pine beetle, forest harvest, forest management, watershed management, erosion, sediment, peak flow, road |
