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
Can't see bottom except right at riffle
Fast flowing murky water
Incubator covered by maybe 2 or 3 inches.
Wrought iron stabilizers also submerged.
Downy woodpecker
Heard eagles and a flicker
Incubator placed just 15 feet downstream along north creek edge.
The pool formed upstream of depth guage appears significantly larger than in previous years.
Steady flow through middle of pool while sluggish along creeks edge where previous incubator sites were located
Appears cloudier than riffle tail location just 20feet downstream.
No chum seen
The water itself looks brownish but you can see to the bottom so I also said "clear". I hope this is ok.
slight odor to the creek but more earthy than sewage
Water depth just below 30 on marker
Can see to bottom of creek on edges and in middle
Air temp 11⁰C
Water depth 30
Can barely see the bottom at the edge
Can't see bottom in middle
Can't see the bottom
Creek running fast
Depth at pole 30
Sewage smell quite strong, especially at beginning of trail at river Rock area. But it is intermittent. Stream bed visible.