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Boat Traffic Report 2010 July 30, 2010 to August 1, 2010 By Bernhard Kramer [August 31, 2010 - Final] Sicamous, BC [email protected] http://www.shuswaplakewatch.com Index Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3 Study Objective ................................................................................................................... 4 Study Description and Methods ......................................................................................... 5 Results and Discussion ........................................................................................................ 7 Section A: Sorrento / Blind Bay ............................................................................ 8 Conclusion .............................................................................................. 14 Section B: Salmon Arm / Canoe .......................................................................... 15 Conclusion .............................................................................................. 17 Section C: Sicamous / Mara Lake / Shuswap Lake ............................................. 19 Summary .................................................................................................. 21 Zone C1: Sicamous North / Shuswap Lake ............................................. 23 Statistical Analysis: Traffic Density ............................................... 34 Statistical Analysis: Boaters and Lake Users ................................. 37 Conclusion for Zone C1 ................................................................... 39 Zone C2: Mara Lake ............................................................................... 40 Statistical Analysis: Traffic Density ............................................... 51 Statistical Analysis: Boaters and Lake Users ................................. 53 Conclusion for Zone C2 ................................................................... 54 Final Summary for Counting Section C ................................................... 55 Final Conclusions for the 2010 Lake Traffic Count ........................................................... 62 Final Comment .................................................................................................................. 73 Public Comments and Complaints .................................................................................... 75 Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................... 77 Appendix I Mara Lake Data Tables ............................................................................ 78 Appendix II Shuswap Lake Data Tables ...................................................................... 81 Appendix III Salmon Arm Data Tables ......................................................................... 91 Appendix IV Sorrento Data Tables .............................................................................. 92 Appendix V Index of Charts ........................................................................................ 94 Appendix VI Index of Tables ........................................................................................ 95 Appendix VII Index of Maps .......................................................................................... 96 Appendix VIII Index of Pictures and Illustrations .......................................................... 97 Shuswap Lake Traffic Report 2010 Shuswap Lake Environmental Bernhard Kramer http://www.shuswaplakewatch.com Impact Study 2010/2011 Page 2 Introduction In recent years the Shuswap Lake has become an increasingly popular tourist destination for boaters and outdoor enthusiasts. Local businesses have reacted to the demand by creating various new recreational facilities and services along the shoreline, mainly in the Sorrento, Salmon Arm, and Sicamous area. Those facilities and services include hotels, motels, resorts, campgrounds, RV parks, boat rentals, moorage and marinas, marine services, restaurants, and many others - together with the necessary supporting industry. Tourism has become the leading industry for this region and a main employer for the local population. As part of this study a detailed inventory of all recreational facilities and services for the lake region is currently being created and should be completed early next year. Many large development projects like condominium complexes and beach resorts, often with cottages and cabins directly on the shoreline, have been completed or are under construction. A main selling point is the unlimited and shared access to the lake as well as private boat slips for each unit. Developments are mainly concentrated on Mara Lake, the area between Sorrento and Anglemont, and near the Salmon Arm district. Image 1: Residential Development on Mara Lake Hundreds of private cabins are located along the Shuswap Lake shoreline and usually being occupied only during the summer months. Additional development projects are already approved, awaiting approval, or are in planning. The rapid growth of tourism and the increasing recreational lake use doesn’t come without consequences. Noise pollution, disturbance of the fish habitat, shoreline erosion, water pollution, safety regulations, emergency response and policing, local infrastructure, sewage and water treatment, besides others, are valid reasons for concerns and need to be properly addressed, reviewed and/or adjusted. Over the next two years this study will analyze and address all of those issues. Furthermore, this study will gradually extend towards the complete Shuswap Lake watershed by including the agricultural sector and its impact on environment and water quality of the Shuswap Lake. More information and details are available at http://www.shuswaplakewatch.com. Shuswap Lake Traffic Report 2010 Shuswap Lake Environmental Bernhard Kramer http://www.shuswaplakewatch.com Impact Study 2010/2011 Page 3 Study Objective The Shuswap Lake Environmental Impact Study is a long-term project stretching over 2-3 years. During this time individual topics will be addressed and reported in sequence, closing with a comprehensive final report in the end. This part of the study addresses the boat traffic on the Shuswap Lake. The original plan has been to record all traffic on the entire lake system, however, an adequate number of volunteers could not be motivated to participate in this task. A new attempt will be made during the long August weekend of 2011, using a large number of student volunteers and other helpers. During the 2010 traffic count priority has been given to the Sicamous / Mara Lake area, Sorrento / Blind Bay, and the lake section between Salmon Arm and Canoe. Those areas have been chosen under the assumption of being potential traffic hotspots or may represent a diverse lake use by boaters. The objective for each counting section has been defined as follows: • Section A – Sorrento / Blind Bay / Copper Island Expect local recreational lake use by boaters Count and differentiate between boat types and observed activities within a given timeframe Count boats and activities from shore and / or by boat • Section B – Salmon Arm / Canoe Expect mixed traffic and recreational activities Occasionally count and differentiate between boat types and observed activities Count boats from shoreline at Canoe (public beachfront) • Section C – Sicamous / Mara Lake Count boat traffic from shoreline Zone C1 – Sicamous Channel North / Shuswap Lake Expect mostly moving traffic, some fishing in the morning Record all passing traffic and differentiate between boat types Record traffic in and out of the Sicamous Channel and the main lake arms Occasionally count all boats in the visible range (traffic density count) Zone C2 – Sicamous Channel South / Mara Lake Expect mixed traffic and recreational activities Record all traffic in and out of the Sicamous Channel Occasionally count all boats in the visible range (traffic density and activity count) Shuswap Lake Traffic Report 2010 Shuswap Lake Environmental Bernhard Kramer http://www.shuswaplakewatch.com Impact Study 2010/2011 Page 4 Study Description and Methods The following 3 counting locations have been established: Section A: Sorrento / Blind Bay (Count of boats on the lake) Section B: Salmon Arm / Canoe (Count of boats on the lake) Section C: Sicamous (Moving traffic count on both sides of the Sicamous Channel) Map 1: Boat Count Locations Sections A and B have been counting the number of boats observed on the lake in irregular intervals. The result reflects the localized lake use in each individual section within a given timeframe. The Section A count has been done by boat and includes the area around Copper Island and Blind Bay. Section B was counting from the shoreline at Canoe. Section C has been counting the moving boat traffic on both sides of the Sicamous Channel. On the south end of the Channel (Mara Lake side) boats have been recorded leaving and entering the Channel. At the north end of the Channel (Shuswap Lake side) the Shuswap Lake main arm, the Salmon Arm, and the Sicamous Channel merged into one counting area. The boat count recorded all boats leaving and entering the channel, leaving and entering the Shuswap Lake and Salmon Arm, and all traffic moving from one arm to the other. The Section C count was done from the south shoreline of the Shuswap Lake near the railroad bridge, partially using
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