Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 326 |
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| Citation | Cheng, JD, Hetherington, ED and DE Reksten. 1988. Forested Watershed Studies in the outhern Interior of British Columbia: Reflections and Projections.Canadian Hydrology Symposium (CHS:88), Associate Committee on Hydrology, National Research Council of Canada. May 9-11, 1988, Banff, Alberta. p. 209-215. |
| Organization | FLNRO |
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| Abstract/Description or Keywords | In the southern interior of British Columbia, many watersheds that supply water for domestic use or irrigation also have important forest resources. Management of watersheds for both water and trees often leads to concerns by the public and resource managers over the hydrologic effects of forestry activities and a demand for local information on these effects. A number of watershed studies have been carried out in response to this demand. Early studies in the 1960's using existing streamflow data from logged and unlogged watersheds were not too successful. In the 1970's, a one-year study of logging impacts on water quality and a multi-year paired watershed study of the effects of a wildfire on streamflow provided some of the first local data for the southern interior. Efforts to develop a study of logging impacts on summer low flows in the Okanagan Basin were unsuccessful, mainly due to a lack of suitable watersheds. In 1982, a long-term paired watershed study was started in the Okanagan Basin. These various studies are reviewed and the future role of the experimental watershed approach in forest hydrology research is discussed. |
| Information Type | article |
| Regional Watershed | All |
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| Project status | complete |
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