
Bowker Creek
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
By the Bowker Creek Community Garden, just downstream of Monteith Street

- Group: Friends of Bowker Creek : Salmon Recovery
- Site ID: 1.3
- Lat: 48.4300386
- Lng: -123.3096584
- Waterbody Type: Creek
- Timezone: Canada/Pacific
Latest photos
View all photosMusty smell. Litter
Mild sewage smell.
Crayfish. Little minnows. Tree sap or diesel remnants?
Dissolved oxygen tests skipped because the meter was giving suspiciously low (< 1%) readings.
This sample was drawn on 7July but incubated 24+ hours then read on July 8. Big oil spill occurred July 8.
Photo is of access to Monteith. Well shaded and feels generally cooler than in previous years.
Smell of decaying organic matter
The right side down stream channel was a bit clogged up and had some foam swirling and accumulating
Nettle is up.
Invasive yellow flowers are up.
Lots of sticks and twigs collecting over downstream incubator.