Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Trow Associates Inc. 2010. Slope stability review Broadway Run, Cowichan River, BC. Prepared for BC Conservation Foundation. |
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| Organization | BC Conservation Foundation |
| URL | http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/acat/public/viewReport.do?reportId=25200 |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | Trow Associates Inc. (Trow) completed a review of a somewhat unstable slope area adjacent to the Cowichan River in an area known as Broadway Run. The purpose of the work was to identify areas of historical and recent slope failures and provide a characterization of subsurface soils forming the slope structure with interpretations of failure mechanisms and contributing factors. In addition, possible mitigative measures to reduce slope failures and/or their impact on the river are presented. Information used during the course of the work includes: Recent reports related to sediment loads in the river; Surficial geology plan maps; Topographic plan maps; Aerial photographs; An aerial photograph mosaic of the river showing changes in channel alignment over the period 1968 to 2005; A LIDAR survey conducted over the lower portions of the slope in the summer of 2009; Site reconnaissance during both dry and wet times of the year with significant features photographed and located with hand-held GPS. This project was co-funded by Living Rivers-Georgia Basin/Vancouver Island (2006-11), a program of the BC Living Rivers Trust Fund. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Vancouver Island South |
| Sub-watershed if known | Cowichan |
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| Project status | complete |
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