Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 1569 |
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| Citation | Scherer, R and Pike, R. 2003. Management activities on streamflow in the Okanagan basin: Outcomes of a literature review and a workshop. FORREX Series 9. |
| Organization | FORREX |
| URL | http://www.forrex.org/sites/default/files/forrex_series/FS9.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | The Southern Interior Region of the British Columbia Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management (MSRM) partnered with FORREX-Forest Research Extension Partnership to review the potential effects of forest management on streamflow in the Okanagan Basin. A literature review was conducted, and the results were summarized in a draft report. A workshop was then held to obtain technical input about the validity of such information and to identify current research, extension, and operational needs. The main focus of the literature review was the topic of low flows because of repeated conflicts in the Okanagan Basin among water resource users during low water periods. We placed emphasis on obtaining science-based information relevant to snowmelt-dominated hydrologic regimes representative of the Okanagan Basin. The summarized outcomes of both the literature review and the technical workshop are presented here. This report also includes a general overview of the Okanagan Basin; a ﾓprimerﾔ on forest hydrology and other water-quantity issues associated with forest management; and brief overviews of water quality, groundwater, climate change, and watershed assessment methodologies. KEYWORDS: forest hydrology, streamflow, low flows, peak flows, water quantity, water yield, snowmelt, forest management, forest harvesting, Okanagan Basin, British Columbia, Canada |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | All |
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| Project status | complete |
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