Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 1622 |
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| Citation | Singleton, HJ. 1990. Ambient water quality objectives for Hydraulic Creek, Okanagan Area. |
| Organization | Ministry of Environment |
| URL | http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/objectives/hydraulic/hydraulic.html |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | This report assess the water quality of Hydraulic Creek near Kelowna BC. Due to an infestation of mountain pine beetle, tree harvesting in the Hydraulic Creek watershed has been occurring at an unprecedented rate to salvage timber while it is still marketable. Much of the Hydraulic Creek watercourse is valuable habitat for wild and hatchery raised trout. Hydraulic Creek also serves as a source of drinking water for a population of 3500, and irrigation water for nearly 2000 hectares of agricultural land. The South East Kelowna Irrigation District (SEKID) is the purveyor for this water supply. The Hydraulic Creek basin is primarily an upland watershed with very little anthropogenic activity other than that associated with timber harvesting. Therefore, the primary concern in the area is the broad-scale erosion of soil into the watercourse, associated with clearcut logging and road-construction activities. Provisional water quality objectives have been set for the protection of drinking water, irrigation and aquatic life. Water quality characteristics for which objectives are set include turbidity, suspended solids, temperature and microbiological indicators. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Okanagan |
| Sub-watershed if known | hydraulic creek |
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| Project status | complete |
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