Wagg Creek west branch emerges - WAG-W-03 High Priority
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
location of WAG-W-03 using zoom on web app. West of Chesterfield and south of 23rd St. the west branch of Wagg Creek emerges from a 1.3 x 1.3 poured concrete box culvert. This is where the creek first surfaces south of Highway #1. This is a high energy, high flow site. Field measured GPS coordinates in NAD83 are -123.0754710, 49.32972203 in Long and Lat, or UTM 494516E, 5,464,113N
Location created by
Paul Lhotka
- Site ID: WAG-W-03
- Lat: 49.3296111
- Lng: -123.0754995
- Waterbody Type: Unknown
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
Latest photos
Water completely clear <14 NTU.
Chlorine 0
High energy flow, "first flush" rainfall event. Lower conductivity due to increased water volume. Foam and brownish cloudy water. Water sample collected from ~20m downstream of culvert opening.
water temps taken from conductivity meter. Visible scum and oil residue on water surface of plunge pool.
Water clarity is <14 NTU (water column clear - unable to enter "<" symbol ).
Period of rain over several days. Water appears clear 100% visibility.
Slight smell of gray water. Deep shade. Water running well.
water is clear and flowing fast. About 60 to 70% bankfull. Water temp with handheld conductivity metre is 7.6°C.
water is clear and flowing fast. About 60 to 70% bankfull. Water temp with handheld conductivity metre is 7.6°C.
Water temp with handheld conductivity metre is 8.4°C.
Conductivity is 221 at 16.9 celsius. In the past Water temp read from EC meter but it registers higher temp than instant read. Water temp read from digital instant read. From now on will use digital for water temp instead of EC meter.