Canadian Forest Hydrology
Fishtrap Creek, BC
Research Site Metadata
Location
Interior Plateau, BC
Montane Forest Region
51°07′N 120°12′W
Watershed Area(s): 135 km 2
Total Relief: 1230 m
Mean Annual Runoff: 180 mm
Mean Annual Precipitation: 471 mm
Mean Temperature: Jan -5.3°C; July 19.4°C
Total Relief: 1230 m
Mean Annual Runoff: 180 mm
Mean Annual Precipitation: 471 mm
Mean Temperature: Jan -5.3°C; July 19.4°C
• Long-term climate record including the occurrence of major ENSO and PDO cycles*.
• Climatic setting of the study period*.
• Typical annual hydrograph (pre-fire) and precipitation* pattern for Fishtrap Creek.
*Climate data are from the nearby MSC site at McLure.
More Information
Landscape
The watershed is characterized by gently rolling uplands incised by steep-sided valleys. Soils are thin and poorly developed on top of thick deposits of glacial till which cover most of the plateau. Fishtrap Creek is located in the rain-shadow of the coastal mountains resulting in a semi-arid climate. The hydrograph is snow melt dominated. Vegetation at high elevations is composed of primarily lodgepole pine, supalpine fir and white spruce. Douglas fir, ponderosa pine and trembling aspen are found at lower elevations.
Experimental Design
| Study type | Descriptive field study |
|---|---|
| Treatments | 75% burned |
| Controls | NA |
| Study Duration | 2004 - present |
| Pre-fire | NA |
| Wildfire | 2003 |
| Post-fire | 2004 - present |
Parameters
Discharge, channel morphology, sediment sampling, water chemistry and quality, water temperature, aquatic ecology variables, turbidity, dissolved organic matter, snow processes.
Contact
R. Dan Moore
Geography Department
The University of British Columbia
1984 West Mall
Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z2
Ph: (604) 822-3538
Fax: (604) 822-6120
Email:rdmoore@geog.ubc.ca
Geography Department
The University of British Columbia
1984 West Mall
Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z2
Ph: (604) 822-3538
Fax: (604) 822-6120
Email:rdmoore@geog.ubc.ca