Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 941 |
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| Citation | Integrated ProAction Corp. Placer Creek Watershed: Reconnaissance Channe Assessment and Summary Overview Assessment. Prepared for Weyerhauser Canada Ltd. |
| Organization | Weyerhauser Canada Ltd. |
| URL | http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/fia/2007/LBIP_4627004e.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | Integrated ProAction Corp. was commissioned by Weyerhaeuser Company Limited to complete a channel assessment on the Placer Creek watershed. The watershed is located east of Manning Park, south of Princeton. The intent of the assessment is to review the current channel conditions and compare them to previous assessments, including The Overview Hydrologic Assessment of the Similkameen Above Whipsaw Sub-basin (#54), prepared for Weyerhaeuser Canada Limited by Henderson Environmental Consulting Ltd., March 1999. Table 1: Assessed Sub-basins in Placer Creek Watershed Sub-Basin Area (ha) Placer Creek 7,239.92 The objectives of the Reconnaissance Channel Assessment were to: 1) Field assess the current stream channel conditions, 2) Assess the sensitivity of the stream channels to impacts from land-use activities, 3) Identify sediment sources within the sub-basins coupled to the streams, 4) Expand on previous assessments, 5) Determine the effects of the current harvesting. forest harvest, ECA, peak flow, water quality, watershed assessment, watershed management |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Similkameen |
| Sub-watershed if known | Placer Creek |
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| Project status | complete |
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