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 photosChickenwire fence at Box 1 worked well to keep box debris free on upstream side
Second cassette inserted… with difficulty
Recommend marking gate front,back, right side up as it had been installed upside down.
Box 2 had great deal of leaf debris clogging upstream side of box
Both cassettes were removed, inspected and replaced and were fairly clear.
Box 2 ‘s gate is hinged. We had to clear away gravel and rocks that had lodged in front of gate in order to fully open it so cassettes could be removed and reinserted.
Fastrunning.
Clip fell off
Clips compromised
Clear water
Flow typical.
moderate turbidity
Murky milky pale green water
Little foam/soap circles...quite dense out of the culvert and don't make it past the riffle
Whiffs of sewage at the outlet of the culvert under Monteith, but none at the time at the observation location on the creek
Rock riffle opposite depth meter appears to be functioning well- diverting debris and water flow nicely just upstream of box 1.
Water rose from 55 to 56 in the 15 minutes I was there
Depth at gauge 34