Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Korman, J, Schick, J and Clarke, A. 2010. Cheakamus River steelhead juvenile and adult abundance monitoring, Fall 2008-Spring 2009. Prepared for BC Hydro. |
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| Organization | BC hydro |
| URL | https://www.bchydro.com/content/dam/hydro/medialib/internet/documents/planning_regulatory/wup/lower_mainland/2010q4/cmsmon-3_yr2_2010-02-09.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | The Cheakamus River once supported a large and productive wild winter-run steelhead population and a well-known steelhead fishery, and there is a desire among stakeholders to improve freshwater rearing conditions to increase the abundance of this population. A proportion of the Cheakamus River is diverted to the Squamish River for power generation. In 2006, rules controlling the timing and extent of the diversion, which affects the flow regime in the river downstream of Daisy Dam, were modified based on recommendations from a Water Use Planning (WUP) process. The objectives of this project are to determine if the number of steelhead juveniles and adults in the Cheakamus River are affected by the WUP flow regime, and more broadly, to determine how flow affects steelhead production in this system. This will be accomplished through long-term monitoring of juvenile abundance and adult returns. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Howe Sound & Sunshine Coast |
| Sub-watershed if known | Cheakamus River |
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| Project status | ongoing |
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