3. Results
Figure 1: Land use and water
quality monitoring sites
3.1 Site Description and Physical Habitat
The headwaters of Bertrand Creek are in a low density residential area classified as urban and the rest of the creek runs through agricultural land as shown in figure 1. Of the 55 water quality monitoring sites, 1 classified as rural, 5 classified as urban and 49 as agriculture. All 55 sites either have very little riparian buffer or completely lack any vegetation along the creek. The headwaters of Pepin Creek are in a gravel mining area classified as industrial and the rest of the creek runs through Aldergrove Lake Regional Park, which is a second growth forest and restoration area as shown in figure 1. Of its 66 water quality monitoring sites, 2 classified as agriculture, 28 as industrial and 36 as forest. The industrial and agriculture sites have little to no riparian areas and the forest sites have dense forest and shrub riparian vegetation through most of the park and smaller shrubs and trees adjacent to the most downstream reaches.
The headwaters of Bertrand Creek are in a low density residential area classified as urban and the rest of the creek runs through agricultural land as shown in figure 1. Of the 55 water quality monitoring sites, 1 classified as rural, 5 classified as urban and 49 as agriculture. All 55 sites either have very little riparian buffer or completely lack any vegetation along the creek. The headwaters of Pepin Creek are in a gravel mining area classified as industrial and the rest of the creek runs through Aldergrove Lake Regional Park, which is a second growth forest and restoration area as shown in figure 1. Of its 66 water quality monitoring sites, 2 classified as agriculture, 28 as industrial and 36 as forest. The industrial and agriculture sites have little to no riparian areas and the forest sites have dense forest and shrub riparian vegetation through most of the park and smaller shrubs and trees adjacent to the most downstream reaches.