Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citation | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 2012. Cattle and Water Quality in the Salmon River Watershed: Cattle Exclusion fencing and related studies in British Columbia's Southern Interior. Agriculture and Agrifood Canda, Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices (WEBs). WEBs Fact Sheet #9. |
| Organization | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| URL | http://www5.agr.gc.ca/resources/prod/doc/pdf/salmon_river_cattle_bovins_riviere_salmon-eng.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | Within the Salmon River Watershed in the mountainous British Columbia Interior, declining river water quality has been a significant concern in recent years. The challenge in this watershed is to protect water quality and aquatic and riparian habitat, while managing human uses of water for agriculture, recreation and domestic needs. A recent study assessed the environmental and economic effect of cattle exclusion fencing, a BMP employed to this end. The study also explored other possible contributions from agriculture to water quality in the Salmon River. water quality, sediment, biological water quality, range, riparian, chemical water quality |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Shuswap |
| Sub-watershed if known | Salmon River |
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| Project status | complete |
| Contact Name | Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |