Swan Creek
Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
At the constructed riffle just downstream of Daisy Ave.
Location created by
Roxanne van Velzen
- Group: Friends of Swan Creek Watershed
- Site ID: 1
- Lat: 48.46701
- Lng: -123.40018
- Waterbody Type: Creek
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
Latest photos
extreme low water level
minnow 'hits' w/ blackberry 'flower ball'! .... nice sign that winter spawners have offspring (coho or cutthroat)
several fry in upstream shallow pool > tent caterpillar infestation dropping Everywhere!
Turbidity from melting snow runoff > same as Colquitz R.
Melting snow & rain have raised the creek level & flow dramatically.
Enough rain last week allowed some Coho/ Cutthroat spawners to migrate up the riffles and use gravel beds that we've introduced to the Creek.
week#5 of 5in30 Fall Flush
#4 of 5in30 Fall Flush readings. Water volume entering the Colquitz R. from Swan Cr. is not adequate to encourage spawning Coho or Cutthroat up into the watershed.
#3 sample of 5in30 Fall flush > no rain for 2 days > lower water levels > No New visible action in gravel Nor
signs of Redds >> NO FISH sighted
Week#2 of 5in30 Fall Flush