Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Church, M. 1998. Fine sediments in small streams in coastal British Columbia: A review of research progress. In: Hogan, D.L., P.J. Tschaplinski, and S. Chatwin (Editors). B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Land Manage. Handb. No. 41. |
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| Organization | FLNRO |
| URL | https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/Lmh/Lmh41.htm |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | “Fine sediment” is conventionally considered to be material of sand size and finer—material that is frequently and easily moved in streams, usually in suspension. Such material can pose serious problems in the gravel-bed streams of the Pacific Northwest because, in sufficient concentration, it may interfere with the behaviour of fish and other aquatic organisms adapted to the environment of these streams, and even threaten their survival. When it settles onto the bed, it threatens benthic organisms and fish spawning success. More generally, fine sediment reduces water quality and, in community water supplies, poses problems for water delivery works. The Carnation Creek experimental study and the Fish/Forestry Interaction Program (FFIP) were both initiated in substantial measure to understand the effects of logging on the aquatic environment, and particularly on the environment and life cycle of Pacific salmon, through the processes of sedimentation and associated stream channel changes. The purpose of this paper is to give a critical discussion of progress in these two programs toward furthering our understanding of the occurrence of fine sediments in small, salmon-supporting streams in coastal British Columbia, both natural and disturbed. |
| Information Type | Article |
| Regional Watershed | Coast Region |
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