Citation | Hudson, R and Fraser, J. 2001. Roberts Creek Study Forest: Pre-harvest chemical characteristics of three S6 creeks, Flume Creek Experimental Watershed. Forest Research Technical Report TR-013, Vancouver Forest Region. |
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Organization | FLNRO |
URL | https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/rco/research/hydroreports/tr-013.pdf |
Abstract/Description or Keywords | Pre-treatment water chemistry was analysed for three small S6 creeks in the Flume Creek watershed, part of the Roberts Creek Study Forest. The objective was to create a baseline for the future assessment of the water chemistry impacts of partial harvesting systems. The chemicals studied are derived primarily from chemical weathering, biological activity and atmospheric sources. Analysis indicated that water chemistry was controlled by time during the season, suggesting a buildup of stored chemicals over the dry summer months, followed by a period during which the chemicals are leached from the watershed faster than the rate at which they can be replenished. Within storm events, there is a dilution effect that also influences concentrations. These effects interact, resulting in highly complex relationships between chemical concentrations, streamflow and seasonal factors. |
Information Type | report |
Regional Watershed | sunshine coast |
Sub-watershed if known | Flume Creek |
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Project status | complete |
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