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 (%)
133
Goldfish Creek, in the canyon, north of Ladner Trunk Road (Highway 10)
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 1045 3.0 0.3 red cedar and alder on both
banks, salmonberry, sword fern
Tuesday, August 20, 2002 1040 5.0 0.0 Bigleaf maple, salmonberry and
lady fern
Thursday, February 27, 2003 1250 2.0 0.2 Bigleaf maple, salmonberry and
lady fern
Y 100% [NO INSTREAM
VEGETATION]
Y 100% [NO INSTREAM
VEGETATION] Green
algae (phytoplankton)
Y 100% [NO INSTREAM
VEGETATION]
134
North drainage watercourse (ditch) along the north side of the Delta Golf Course works yard, access road
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 1205 3.0 0.6 birch, red alder, salmon berry
and blackberry on north, grasses
and blackberry on south
Tuesday, August 13, 2002 1200 4.0 0.4 birch, red alder, salmon berry,
blackberry wildrose & hardhack
on north, short cut grasses on
south
Thursday, February 27, 2003 1350 2.0 0.5 birch, red alder, salmon berry,
blackberry wildrose & hardhack
on north, short cut grasses on
south
N 40% [NO INSTREAM
VEGETATION]
N 40% Some Typha &
emergent grasses;
duckweed & filamentous
algae
N 20% [NO INSTREAM
VEGETATION]
135
Large Slough immediately west of the Delta Golf Course works yard (between BNSF rail line and Highway 91)
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 1220 7.0 1.0 alder, low shrub and blackberry
to the north, thick grasses on
east and west, some scirpus
Tuesday, August 13, 2002 1220 10.0 0.7 alder, low shrub and blackberry
to the north, thick grasses,
horsetail & clover on east and
west, some scirpus
Thursday, February 27, 2003 1400 10.0 1.0 alder, low shrub and blackberry
to the north, thick grasses,
horsetail & clover on east and
west, some scirpus
N 10% filamentous algae and
microcystis bloom
N 10% Some Typha along
edge, Microcystis &
filamentous algae
N 10% Some Typha along edge
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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