| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
The Smith Creek watershed is comprised of 2 sub-basins and a residual area: Smith Creek Headwaters, Smith Creek Headwaters West, a small unnamed sub-basin and the Residual Area. Smith Creek, a fifth order tributary of the Similkameen River with a total area of 126.8 lm squared, is located 30 km east of Princeton. This report presents the results of an overview hydrologic assessment of the Smith Creek watershed located east of Princeton. Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd. (Merritt Division) initiated the study, partly in response to the results of the 1997 Merritt Forest District IWAP, and partly to address concerns from the Ministry of Forests. Concerns included peak flows, surface erosion, riparian buffers, and the impact of the five-year forest development plan. Fieldwork was carried out in September and October 1998. |
