Delta Fish and Amphibian Study 2000-2003_ DATA ...

Site Date Time
Channel Channel Riparian Vegetation Location Crown In-Stream
Width Depth of Riparian Closure Vegetation
(m) (m) Vegetation (%)
130
Watershed Creek, in Watershed Park, in and around the step ponds
Thursday, April 11, 2002 1150 4.0 0.5 some large alder and small red
cedar at step ponds, blackberry
and small shrub U/S
Tuesday, August 20, 2002 1115 4.0 0.6 some large alder, small red
cedar, willow, elderberry,
blackberry and snowberry at
step ponds; cottonwood, alder,
blackberry, grasses and small
shrub U/S
Thursday, February 27, 2003 1450 4.0 0.8 some large alder and small red
cedar at step ponds, blackberry
and small shrub U/S
Y 80% water-starwort
Y 100% water-cress and
emergent grasses
upstream, water-starwort
in the step ponds
Y 80% water-cress and
emergent grasses
upstream, nothing in the
step ponds (recently
infilled with gravel)
131
Lower Goldfish Creek at pool, east of Ladner Trunk Road (Highway 10) and south of GVRD force main
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 1135 3.0 0.4 large trees (alder, cedar), shrubs
(red-osier dogwood,
salmonberry) and grasses both
banks
Tuesday, August 20, 2002 1120 5.0 0.6 Willow, red alder, salmonberry,
grasses and blackberry
Thursday, February 27, 2003 1320 5.0 1.0 large trees (alder, cedar), shrubs
(red-osier dogwood,
salmonberry) and grasses both
banks
Y 60% [NO INSTREAM
VEGETATION]
Y 60% [NO INSTREAM
VEGETATION] Green
algae (phytoplankton)
Y 60% [NO INSTREAM
VEGETATION]
132
Goldfish Creek, north of Delta Golf Course, along the east side of Ladner Trunk Road (Highway 10)
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 1145 2.5 0.2 alder, red cedar and salmonberry
on south bank,small shrub and
blackberry on north
Tuesday, August 20, 2002 1100 4.0 0.0 Bigleaf maple, red alder and
salmonberry
Thursday, February 27, 2003 1335 1.5 0.3 alder, red cedar and salmonberry
on south bank,small shrub and
blackberry on north
Y 100% [NO INSTREAM
VEGETATION]
Y 100% [NO INSTREAM
VEGETATION] Green
algae (phytoplankton)
Y 100% [NO INSTREAM
VEGETATION]
Riparian Vegetation = plant species comprising riparian vegetation
Crown Cover = % of wetted channel covered by vegetation
In-Stream Vegetation = emergent and submergent plant species
Location of Riparian Vegetation:
Y= major growth located on critical west or south banks
N= no vegetation or major growth located on east or north banks
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