Belleisle Watershed Coalition
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      • Get Involved
    • Projects
      • Stream Assessments
      • Water Quality Monitoring
      • Riparian Enhancement
    • Plants and Animals
      • Turtle Watch
      • Cyanobacteria
      • Species at Risk
      • Eurasian Water Milfoil
      • Fishing Guide
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Stream Assessments

  

The BWC has been doing stream assessments in various waterways since 2013 (13 in total). These assessments help determine where aquatic habitats might be under pressure (stressed) or have already deteriorated to a point in which restoration is needed.  

In September 2015, a large rainfall event ravaged the Belleisle watershed damaging streams and riparian areas, and caused many road and culvert washouts. Since then, the BWC has been re-examining watercourses to determine the extent of damage done and where riparian enhancement efforts should be placed. 

What is a Stream Assessment?

 Stream assessments involve collecting visual, physical, and chemical information about the watercourse, stream banks, and surrounding riparian area.  

What we Collect

Physical parameters:

  • Stream velocity
  • Wetted width
  • Bankfull width
  • Water depth


Visual parameters:

  • Bank erosion
  • Canopy cover
  • Riparian area composition
  • Substrate composition
  • Channel type


Chemical parameters:

  • Water temperature
  • Dissolved oxygen
  • Specific conductivity
  • pH

Watercourses Assessed

In 2020 the following streams were assessed

  •  Second Run Brook
  • Midland Brook


Since the large storm event in 2015, the following watercourses have been reassessed:

  • Second Run Brook
  • Daley Brook
  • Grant Brook
  • Belleisle Creek


The following watercourses were assessed between 2013 - 2015: 

  • Bates Brook
  • Hamilton Brook (Glenburn)
  • Peters Brook
  • Reddin Brook
  • Midland Brook
  • Joliffs Brook
  • Elm Brook
  • Belleisle Creek
  • Spragg Brook (lower section)
  • Grant Brook
  • Daley Brook
  • First Run Brook
  • Second Run Brook

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