Bowker Creek

Brown/ gray water with woody debris and leaves. Running fast, and water level has come up significantly. Creek bottom can’t be observed.

Brownish/gray water. Creek level has come up. Creek bottom can’t be clearly observed

Murky brown/gray water, creek bottom cannot be observed.

Creek bottom can be observed full of ancient glacial clay, from one of the development pit upstream.

Clear water running out of lateral north/east of McRae
Creek bottom can easily be observed. Heavy rain last night. 14 mm as per close by rain gauge.

Creek bed can be observed. Less ancient glacial mud can n the creek bed.

Water is running cl and. Creek bed can be adult be observed covered in gray mud everywhere.

The lateral out fall north/east of McRae 100 m up stream from test site has clear water running. But significant amount of the glacial clay is covering the creek bottom.
At the test site the water is gray, the creek bottom cannot be observed. Everything that can be seen in the creek, as well as the stone along the creek bank is covered in gray clay.

The Color at the Wordsworth bridge is gray. The creek bottom cannot be observed.
100 m up stream, the lateral on the north/east side at McRae Ave is again dumping gray coloured water into the creek. The plume has not covered the entire creek surface. The creek bottom with the glacial mud deposits in part can still be observed

The photo was taken of the lateral entering Bowker creek just north/east from McRae Ave. 100 m upstream from the Wordsworth bridge water quality test site.
The water coming in is clear. The deposits of the ancient glacier mud on the creek bed can be clearly observed.