Dataset

Salmon Recovery

Dataset by Friends of Bowker Creek

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 4 November 2024

    Bowker Creek: end of the riffle at Monteith by Frances Jones

    Strong sewage smell upstream at riffle and here. Alison and I had wondered if the smell we have been reporting had come from the manhole on Monteith and not the creek. But today there's no smell at the manhole and definitely from the creek. Water height at riffle gauge is 42. It's high here but not up the bank so I'm calling it average.

  • 4 November 2024

    1.3 Monteith by val aloian

    Incubator secure Chum running full force at Goldstream

  • 4 November 2024

    Browning Park by andrea gleichauf

    Brown/gray water with woody debris and leaves floating on surface. Creek bottom can’t be observed. Creek level has come up significantly.

  • 3 November 2024

    Bowker Creek: end of the riffle at Monteith by Frances Jones

  • 2 November 2024

    3.5 Oak Bay High by val aloian

    Steady flow. Several ducks upstream

  • 2 November 2024

    Browning Park by andrea gleichauf

    The creek has come up significantly. Brown murky water. Creek bed cannot be clearly observed.

  • 2 November 2024

    1.3 Monteith by val aloian

    Incubator visible and so are orange rebar safety caps Had a little trouble with secchi tube Turbidity may not be accurate

  • 2 November 2024

    Bowker Creek: end of the riffle at Monteith by val aloian

    Faster water flow than typically;

  • 2 November 2024

    Bowker Creek: end of the riffle at Monteith by Frances Jones

    Water level higher and faster than yesterday, but not "high" or "surging".

  • 1 November 2024

    Browning Park by andrea gleichauf

    Water looks brown/gray murky. Creek bottom cannot be observed.

  • 1 November 2024

    Bowker Creek: end of the riffle at Monteith by Frances Jones

    The strong sewage smell slightly upstream at the depth gauge and culvert opening is not present here, and the water is clear, unlike upstream. This is often the case.

  • 1 November 2024

    1.3 Monteith by Frances Jones

    There was a strong sewage smell at the location and especially at the road (Monteith) where the creek exits the culvert. Couldn't see the bottom of the creek here.

  • 30 October 2024

    Bowker Creek: end of the riffle at Monteith by Frances Jones

    Observations were at 5pm not 7 [EG note: edited timestamp to match this note]