| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
From July to November of 2010, Weyerhaeuser areas of the Okanagan Shuswap and Arrow Boundary Forest Districts (TSA 22, TSA 02 and TFL 59) were assessed using the 2009 fish passage protocol for closed-bottomed culverts by Karen of Penticton. Remedial fish passage works have been ongoing by Weyerhaeuser for several years based on partial assessment coverage. This project completes fish passage assessments over these areas with 707 sites included. These watersheds exhibit a wide range of road types including active forest industry roads, highways, public roads, driveways, many partially-deactivated roads and several crossings on old railroads dating back to the 1940s. Common fish species are Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout. There were 152 round culverts on streams with known fish or fish potential that were assessed for fish passage and additional sites identified as barriers (eg., weirs) or with erosion issues. Of the 152 round culverts assessed in the field, 133 were further analyzed for habitat gained and cost-benefit of remediation (45 as removals and 88 as replacements). Nineteen of the sites assessed in the field were not analyzed further because they were found to be non-fish bearing or not barriers to fish passage. Some of the 133 culvert barriers were not forestry roads and will be referred to other authorities. There are 113 culvert barriers to fish passage on forest industry road. Streams inspected included McCuddy Creek, Inkaneep Creek, Coteay Creek, Shatford Creek, Kallis Creek, Nicholson Creek. Kettle River, West Kettle River, Idabel Creek, Ellis Creek, Hedley Creek, Winters Creek, Strayhorse Creek, Nickel Plate Creek, Gregoire Creek, Baldy Creek, Mica Creek, Devil Creek, Herman Creek, Clark Creek, Wilkinson Creek, Affleck Creek, Percival Creek, Campbell Creek, Ferroux Creek, Saunier Creek, Dale Creek, Stirling Creek, Stump Creek, Kelly River, Two John Creek, Wolff Creek, Big Goat Creek, Nicholson Creek, Goathide Creek, East Creek, Conkle Creek, Tuzo Creek, Ripperto Creek, Nelse Creek, Cookson Creek, Hydraulic Creek, KLO Creek, Myra Creek, Hardy Creek, Pooley Creek, Shuswap River tribs, Trinity Creek, Styx Creek, Christian Creek, Sowsap Creek, Burnyeat Creek, Irrigation Creek, Shuttleworth Creek, Shatford Creek, Clark Creek, Farleigh Creek, Wolfcub Creek Haynes Creek, Long Joe Creek, Strutt Creek, Turnbull Creek, Nine Mile Creek, Bourguiba Creek, Penticton Creek, Deep Creek, Ellis Creek, Reed Creek, Ker Creek, Corporation Creek, Harris Creek, Dennis Creek, James Creek, Rock Creek, Rice Creek, McKinney Creek, Wapiti Creek, Stanhope Creek, Vaseux Creek, Solco Creek, Dutton Creek McIntyre Creek and Underdown Creek. culvert, aquatic habitat, connectivity, road |
