| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
The Anstey River and Eagle River Watersheds are located within the Interior Plateau and Columbia Mountains Physiographic Region. Both watersheds are in the Shuswap Highland and Monashee Mountains hydrologic zone. Together these watersheds are an assemblage of sub-basins totalling 141 228 ha. The majority of the area is represented by elevated uplands, incised by dentritic systems of valleys. The uplands surface topography ranges from flat to undulating to steep, the majority of the upland surface is steep. The Anstey River Watershed is located south of Ratchford Creek Watershed and east of Hunakwa Lake Watershed. Anstey River lies within the Anstey Mountain Range and has five distinct sub-basins: first, second, third, fifth and sixth Creek. Anstey River starts at an elevation of approximately 2,025 m and flows south for 33 km to Anstey Arm (Shuswap Lake) at an elevation of +/- 348 m. watershed assessment, watershed management, water quality, water supply |
