Bowker Creek
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
By the Bowker Creek Community Garden, just downstream of Monteith Street
Location created by
Eldan Goldenberg
- 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
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.
Unfortunately the data we collected in field failed to post and Ive filled this out by memory. I remember phosphates being higher than usual and it made me wonder if it was a result of yesterdays muddiness upstream that I documented in photos yesterday in WR after walking back from Monteith since it appeared fairly clear only minutes before.