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FISH AND FISH HABITAT STUDY Technical Volume
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abbreviations and Acronyms ...... iii Glossary ...... iv 1.0 Scope of Study ...... 1 2.0 Review of Existing Literature and Data ...... 2 3.0 Methods ...... 4 3.1 Study Area ...... 4 3.2 Temporal Scope ...... 4 3.3 Study Methods ...... 5 3.3.1 Literature Review of Major Water Features ...... 5 3.3.2 Field Habitat Assessment ...... 5 3.3.3 Field In Situ Water Quality Assessment ...... 6 3.3.4 Fish Sampling ...... 7 3.3.5 Incidental Observations ...... 7 3.4 Data Analysis ...... 7 4.0 Results ...... 9 4.1 Information Review of Previous Fish Sampling ...... 9 4.2 Study Results ...... 9 4.2.1 Fraser River South Arm ...... 9 4.2.1.1 Hydrology and Hydraulics ...... 9 4.2.1.2 Physical Fish Habitat ...... 11 4.2.1.3 Aquatic Resources ...... 12 4.2.1.4 Deas Slough ...... 29 4.2.1.5 Green Slough ...... 31 4.2.1.6 Upland Watercourses ...... 33 4.3 Incidental Observations ...... 49 5.0 Discussion ...... 51 5.1 Key Findings ...... 51 5.1.1 Commercial, Recreational, or Aboriginal Fish Values ...... 51 5.1.2 Non-Commercial, Recreational, or Aboriginal Fish Values ...... 52 6.0 References ...... 54
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1-1 Study Components and Major Objectives ...... 1 Table 3-1 Evaluation Criteria for Water Quality Parameters ...... 6 Table 3-2 Fish and Fish Habitat Study Watercourse Classification System ...... 8 Table 4-1 Upland Watercourses Identified within the Study Area (Listed in Southbound Order) ...... 34 Table 4-2 Summary of Water Quality Data for Upland Watercourses Sampled in the Study Area ...... 42 Table 4-3 Summary of Historic and Recent Fish Captures within Upland Watercourses in the Study Area ...... 43 Table 4-4 Summary of Incidental Observations of Aquatic Organisms ...... 49 Table 4-5 Summary of Incidental Observations of Terrestrial Wildlife ...... 50
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A Study Area and Watercourse Classifications Figures, Fish and Amphibian Distribution Map, and FREMP Habitat Inventory Figure Attachment B Tables (1 through 8) Summarizing Historical Fish Presence, Field Water Quality, and Fish Capture Results for the Project Attachment C Photographs of Watercourses Assessed during the Fish Field Program for the Project
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
Term Definition µS/m1 microsiemens per metre B.C. WQG British Columbia water quality guidelines BIEAP Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Program cm/km centimetre per kilometre COSEWIC Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada CRA commercial, recreational, or Aboriginal (refers to fisheries) DFO Fisheries and Oceans Canada DO dissolved oxygen ESA environmentally sensitive area FISS Fisheries Information Summary System FREMP Fraser River Estuary Management Program GIS geographic information system m/s metres per second m/year metres per year m3/s cubic metres per second m3/year cubic metres per year mg/L milligrams per litre Ministry Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure RISC Resources Information Standards Committee ROW right-of-way SARA Species at Risk Act SFPR South Fraser Perimeter Road Tunnel George Massey Tunnel
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Glossary
Term Definition alevin A newly hatched salmonid that is still attached to the yolk sac. anadromous Migrating from sea to freshwater to spawn. Sediment that is transported by river flow along the river bottom and bed material load comprises particles found in appreciable quantities in the channel bed. The B.C. CDC designation for species considered to be of special Blue-listed concern (formerly vulnerable) in British Columbia. The proportion of the sky hemisphere obscured by vegetation when crown closure viewed from a single point. detritus Organic matter produced by the decomposition of organisms. epibenthic Living above the bottom (also demersal). The number of salmon arriving at their natal river or stream to spawn escapement (or the number of salmon that have escaped fisheries and are available to spawn). The potential reproductive capacity of an organism (e.g., the number fecundity of eggs a fish produces during each reproductive cycle). fry A young fish at the post-larval stage. The right-of-way owned by the Province of B.C. for Highway 99 from Highway 99 corridor the Peace Arch Canada‒U.S. border crossing in Surrey to the Oak Street Bridge in Richmond. Aquatic habitat between the mean lowest low water level and the intertidal mean highest high water level. mesohabitat Basic structural features of a river or stream such as pools, backwaters, runs, glides, and riffles. The spatial extent within which Project components and related Project alignment activities are proposed. The B.C. CDC designation for species considered extirpated, Red-listed endangered, or threatened. Freshwater from a river floats on top of seawater in a layer that gradually thins toward the sea. The denser seawater moves upstream along the bottom of the river estuary, forming a wedge- salt wedge shaped layer that is thinner as it moves upstream. A difference in velocity occurs between the two layers that acts against the mixing tendency of tide- and wind-induced turbulence.
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Term Definition smolt A young salmon that first migrates from freshwater to the sea. From a longitudinal view, the deepest part of a riverbed from the thalweg source to the mouth; the deepest point in any given river cross- section. Sediment that moves in suspension in the river flow but is not wash load represented in the bed of the channel.
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1.0 Scope of Study
This technical volume presents the objectives, methods, and findings of the fish and fish habitat study undertaken to support the environmental assessment of the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project (Project).
A review of the available information and the state of knowledge pertaining to fish and fish habitat in the study area was undertaken. Field studies were undertaken in 2014 to supplement and update existing information. This appendix provides a synthesis of the literature review and 2014 field studies. A summary of study components, objectives, and scope is provided in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 Study Components and Major Objectives
Component Objective Scope Determine fish habitat values and freshwater fish species’ use of Comprehensive information review of available fish and fish Literature review watercourses within the study area. habitat inventory information Supplement and update existing within the study area. information within the study area. Verify and update available Fish sampling in spring and Freshwater fish information on freshwater fish autumn within a subset of sites, sampling species’ use of watercourses within to supplement existing the study area. information. Assessment of physical fish habitat features and water quality Assess the quality of freshwater Fish habitat in all watercourses and water fish habitat in watercourses within assessment features within the study area, the study area. with a focus on larger, higher- value watercourses.
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2.0 Review of Existing Literature and Data
Information on fish species occurrence and distribution, hydrology and hydraulics of major watercourses, and a description of fish habitat characteristics (i.e., riparian vegetation, streambed type, water quality) within the study area was compiled from the following literature sources:
Fisheries Information Summary System (FISS 2014) B.C. Species and Ecosystem Explorer (B.C. CDC 2015) Species at Risk Public Registry (Government of Canada 2013) Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) (Government of Canada 2014) Fraser River Estuary Management Program – Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Program Habitat Atlas (BIEAP - FREMP 2014) Delta Watersheds: Fish and Amphibian Distributions Map (Delta 2003a) Delta Fish and Amphibians Study: 2000–2003 Sample Site Locations Map (Delta 2002) Delta Timing Schedules for Instream Works Map (Delta 2003b) Corporation of Delta Online Mapping System – DeltaMap (Delta 2012) City of Richmond Interactive Map (Richmond 2014) Consultant reports, e.g., Vancouver Airport Fuel Delivery Project EAC Application (VAFFC 2011a) and Addendum (VAFFC 2011b) Topographic and resource maps, air photos, and forest cover maps Biologists and habitat technicians from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), and B.C. Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) iMapBC (DataBC 2014) Government papers and technical reports sourced through the DFO Library online catalogue (WAVES), Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat publications, and the Government of B.C. Cross-linked Information Repositories Periodical journal articles and theses sourced using Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, University of B.C. cIRcle, JSTOR, and EBSCOhost
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Ongoing consultation with the following groups: ▫ Aboriginal groups with an interest in the Project, based on asserted traditional territories or treaty settlement lands ▫ Municipal and regional environmental staff who operate in the study area ▫ Local naturalist groups, streamkeeper groups, salmon enhancement volunteers, streamside residents, and fishers ▫ Parks staff and staff of other recreational organizations
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3.0 Methods
3.1 Study Area
The study area includes all watercourses (e.g., rivers, streams, sloughs, and ditches) located adjacent to or that intersect Highway 99 and are within 30 m of the Project alignment, as well as other watercourses located within the same study area width within the broader Highway 99 corridor between Bridgeport Road in Richmond and Highway 91 in Delta. At the Fraser River South Arm, as well as Deas and Green sloughs, the study area extends to a width of 500 m on either side of the Project alignment (Appendix A, Figure 1a).
For major water features within the study area, information pertaining to fish presence and fish habitat, including basic water quality data, is relatively well-documented. Field sampling therefore focused on upland channelized watercourses (ditches) where fish presence and fish habitat values were largely unknown. Sampling occurred at representative sites at approximately one-kilometre intervals along ditches that parallel Highway 99, and in ditches that intersect the Highway 99 right-of-way (ROW). Given the relatively uniform nature of the typically low-gradient, channelized ditches, this sampling is representative to characterize fish species presence and to assess fish habitat values.
3.2 Temporal Scope
Fish and fish habitat sampling was undertaken in 2014 to document existing conditions in watercourses within the study area. Because water levels, water quality, and fish presence are expected to show appreciable variation seasonally, fish sampling was conducted in spring (March 31-April 1, April 15-16, and April 21-22) 2014 and autumn (October 15-16, 18-19, and 19-20) 2014 to capture the widest range of conditions. Sampling during these time periods also maximizes the potential to document fish species that might be present on a seasonal basis, given anticipated poor water quality conditions during the summer months due to, for example, high water temperatures coinciding with low dissolved oxygen levels. Habitat assessments were primarily conducted during low flows and low water level conditions in the summer (July 14-16), complemented with additional observations during spring and autumn sampling. Water quality measurements were taken during all spring, summer, and autumn field sampling events to provide further information on fish habitat values.
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3.3 Study Methods
3.3.1 Literature Review of Major Water Features
Information on hydrology and hydraulics, biophysical characteristics (i.e., fish habitat values, including riparian zone features), and fish use was compiled for the entire length of major watercourses (i.e., river, streams, and sloughs) within the study area. Fish habitat information, including the state of riparian vegetation and water quality data for major watercourses within the study area was complemented with data collected during the 2014 field studies.
3.3.2 Field Habitat Assessment
Aquatic habitat assessments were conducted for major water features and upland watercourses within the study area. It was determined during a review of existing information, and confirmed during spring sampling, that upland watercourses within the study area are relatively uniform in nature. Detailed on-site habitat assessments were therefore conducted at watercourses that appeared to be of higher value to fish, and at a subset of other ditches considered representative of other watercourses within the study area. This approach is consistent with field methods applied to similar studies undertaken in support of linear infrastructure projects in the Lower Mainland. The remaining ditches were assessed based on photographs taken in the field and imagery available online through online mapping services for Richmond, and Delta (Delta 2012, Richmond 2014).
Habitat assessments (both detailed assessments and those based on field photographs and online imagery) were conducted in accordance with Resources Information Standards Committee (RISC) prescribed and standardized guidelines for collection of fish habitat data. For the detailed on-site assessments, data were recorded using RISC site cards, digital forms created in iForm (spring sampling), and FlowFinity (summer and autumn sampling) software installed on an iPad. Photographs were taken of all assessed watercourses.
Approximately 100 m of each watercourse were surveyed at each detailed habitat assessment site. Existing conditions such as water flow, channel and morphological characteristics, and the presence of barriers to fish passage, were visually assessed and recorded. In addition, mesohabitats (pools, riffles, runs, glides) were described. The following physical attributes were measured at each site to characterize watercourse conditions and fish habitat:
Stream stage (the amount of water passing through the channel) Channel and wetted width (m) Extent and type of instream fish cover
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Type and width (m) of riparian vegetation, and crown closure (per cent) Dominant and subdominant streambed materials Channel morphology, pattern, and confinement
Field crews investigated the connectivity of watercourses within the study area, and within approximately 100 m outside the study area boundaries. Habitat assessments were conducted primarily during low flows in the summer, but also complemented with additional observations during spring and autumn sampling.
3.3.3 Field In Situ Water Quality Assessment
Basic in situ water quality information was obtained at the majority of sites where fish sampling or habitat assessment was conducted, to better understand habitat values and habitat suitability for different fish species. Water quality parameters were measured at 25 sites in the spring during lead-up to freshet (June 1 per Government of Canada 2014b); 15 sites in the summer, during low flows; and 35 sites in autumn, during the beginning of the rainy season. Water quality parameters were collected using a YSI multi-parameter meter and included temperature (°C); dissolved oxygen (DO, in mg/L), conductivity (µS/m), and pH. The meter was calibrated according to the manufacturer’s instructions prior to each round of field sampling. Digital photographs were taken at each site to document conditions at the time of assessment.
Water quality results for temperature, DO, and pH were evaluated against B.C. Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life (B.C. WQG; B.C. MOE 2006) (Table 3-1). The results were used to help determine habitat suitability and likelihood of fish presence, including the potential seasonality of use.
Table 3-1 Evaluation Criteria for Water Quality Parameters
Parameter B.C. Water Quality Guidelines Reference ± 1°C change beyond daily water Temperature (°C) (range) 1 B.C. MOE 2006 temperature range of 9 to 16°C Dissolved oxygen (mg/L), 5 B.C. MOE 2006 (instantaneous minimum) 2 pH 6.5 - 9.0 B.C. MOE 2006 Notes: 1 Dependent on salmonid species and life stage. This criterion captures the temperature range for rearing stages of salmonid species that have been previously documented in upland watercourses within the study area (i.e., cutthroat trout). 2 Dependent on fish life stage. The instantaneous minimum concentration of DO for protection of aquatic life is 9 mg/L for buried embryo/alevin life stages and 5 mg/L for all other life stages. Because upland water features typically do not provide suitable spawning habitat for salmonids, the 5 mg/L criterion was used.
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3.3.4 Fish Sampling
Information regarding fish presence, distribution, and relative abundance was obtained by conducting a desktop literature review of historic fish sampling records from watercourses within the study area (DataBC 2014, FISS 2014) and fish sampling using gee-type minnow traps in accordance with Fish Collection Methods and Standards (RIC 1997), and Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory Standards and Procedures (RISC 2001). Fish sampling was undertaken within a subset of sites where the literature review identified a gap in fish distribution data. Sampling locations were limited to smaller ditches and lesser sloughs within the study area. Fish presence in major watercourses within the study area (e.g., Fraser River, Deas Slough, and Green Slough) was described using existing published information (e.g., FISS, technical and government reports).
Minnow traps were set at 26 sites during the spring sampling session and 35 sites in the autumn session. Two to four traps were deployed per site, depending on the size of the watercourse and its connectivity and proximity to adjacent sampling sites. Traps were soaked overnight, for a period of approximately 24 hours (range: 18.5 to 24.6 hours). Fish were identified to the species level using freshwater fish species field keys (e.g., McPhail and Carveth 1999). Fish total length was measured to the nearest mm. When non-salmonid species were captured, minimum and maximum fish total length was recorded.
Minnow trapping was selected over other fish sampling techniques (e.g., backpack electrofishing) given the morphology and water quality in the majority of watercourses in the study area. Characteristically high conductivity and turbidity, along with easily disturbed fine bottom sediments, would have substantially reduced the effectiveness of electrofishing sampling.
3.3.5 Incidental Observations
Incidental captures of non-focal aquatic organisms (e.g., amphibians and invertebrates) were identified, recorded in field notes, and released in accordance with RISC guidelines for capturing and handling of live animals (B.C. MELP 1998, RISC 1998, B.C. MOE 2008).
3.4 Data Analysis
Field data were recorded electronically using electronic equivalent of RISC fish collection and habitat assessment forms created in iForm (spring sampling) and FlowFinity (summer and autumn sampling) software installed on an iPad. Data were wirelessly downloaded into a data management system and imported directly into a Microsoft Access database developed for the freshwater fish study program. Data from hardcopy field forms were entered manually into that database.
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Geomatics data management was supported by the use of ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) mapping software, specifically ArcSDE SQL server database and ArcGIS server web mapping software. The database information was cross-referenced with photographs and geographic coordinates. Inconsistencies were identified and reviewed to determine the cause of the discrepancy and, if necessary, discrepancies were reconciled
All determination of fish habitat quality and likelihood of fish species occurrence was qualitative (did not involve statistical calculations or modelling). Watercourses were classified based on commercial, recreational, and Aboriginal (CRA) fisheries values, as described in Table 3-2. Where the existing classification for a watercourse was insufficiently assigned or missing, watercourses were coded in accordance with the classification system described in Table 3-2 with consideration of fish access, historic and recent fish sampling data, physical habitat characteristics, and water quality.
Table 3-2 Fish and Fish Habitat Study Watercourse Classification System CRA Fish Coding Description Habitat Value Year-round habitat for CRA or listed fish species (e.g., salmonids, eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus), white Red Potential for CRA sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus), or green sturgeon fish presence (A. medirostris)) Seasonal habitat for CRA or listed fish species Dashed-red (e.g., overwintering habitat for juvenile salmonids) Significant upstream source of food or nutrients to red or Orange dashed-red habitat No CRA fish Non-CRA fish bearing, but with no value to CRA or listed presence Yellow fish species (e.g., resident fish only) Green No value for fish (CRA, listed, or other fish species) Notes: Watercourse classification was built upon existing municipal mapping (Delta 2003a, 2012, Richmond 2014), along with previous classification conducted for the Ministry during baseline studies for the South Fraser Perimeter Road Project (Coast River 2006). Existing classifications from municipal mapping provide a varying amount of detail, ranging from a binary description of potential salmonid presence (Richmond 2014) to classification schemes similar to that described in Table 3-2 (Delta 2003a, Coast River 2006).
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4.0 Results
This section presents the main findings of the literature review and field studies, and briefly describes data gaps, potential biases, and incidental observations.
4.1 Information Review of Previous Fish Sampling
The FISS (2014) documents fish presence in major catchments and some ditches within the study area (Appendix B, Table 1). Additionally, the Corporation of Delta (2002, 2003a) has assessed fish presence in the major Delta catchment areas FA-5, FA-4, BBA-2, BBA-3, and BBA-1 that overlap with the study area (Appendix A, Figure 2). Past sampling efforts in the vicinity of the Project have resulted in the capture of native and introduced resident fish species. A complete list of these species is provided in Appendix B, Table 2.
4.2 Study Results
The results of the literature review and field studies are presented below. Habitat assessment, water quality, and fish sampling results within upland ditches are also summarized. Data from all detailed habitat assessments are provided in Appendix B, Table 3. Representative photographs of all watercourses are presented in Appendix C, Photos 1 through 112. Water quality data are presented in Appendix B, Tables 4, 5, and 6. Fish capture data are provided in Appendix B, Tables 7 and 8.
4.2.1 Fraser River South Arm
In addition to the Fraser River South Arm, the study area includes several upland watercourses (Appendix A), the existing conditions of which are described below.
4.2.1.1 Hydrology and Hydraulics
The Fraser River is the largest river on the west coast of Canada, draining approximately 250,000 km2 of mountainous terrain in southern B.C. (Kostaschuk and Luternauer 2004). Downstream of Hope, the Fraser River divides into a gravel reach and a sand reach, as determined by the dominant bed-load type (Rosenau and Angelo 2007). The gravel reach extends from Hope downstream to the Fraser River’s confluence with the Sumas River near Mission. The sand reach spans downstream of the gravel reach, from the Sumas River confluence to the river mouth at Sand Heads (Rosenau and Angelo 2007).
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At the New Westminster trifurcation off the eastern tip of Lulu Island, the lower Fraser River splits into three branches: the South Arm, which extends approximately 35 km to Sand Heads; Annacis Channel, which rejoins the South Arm a short distance downstream; and the North Arm, which further divides into the Middle Arm at the eastern tip of Sea Island near its mouth (Appendix A, Figure 1a).
The South Arm is an estuarine ecosystem influenced by the presence of a tidally driven salt water wedge that flows near the river bottom underneath a freshwater surface layer (Kostaschuk 2002). Mean annual river discharge at Port Mann Bridge (approximately 25 km upstream of the study area) is about 3,600 m3/s (Gray and Tuominen 1999). River flows fluctuate on an annual basis. Heaviest flows occur between May and July during freshet, with normal maximum flows exceeding 8,000 m3/s in June (NHC 2009). From December through March, flows are lower at approximately 1,450 m3/s (NHC 2009). Although dependent on discharge, tide level, bathymetry, and local control from training structures, the South Arm discharges on average approximately 85 per cent of the total river flow (Schaefer 2004).
From the Sumas River confluence downstream to the Fraser River mouth, the riverbed displays a series of deep pools, typically in the river bends and at locations where the river channel narrows. The water surface drops fairly uniformly with no apparent gradient to the riverbed (NHC and Triton 2006). Even during extreme flood conditions, the river gradient is approximately 5 cm/km, indicating that the water level is affected strongly by downstream control, rather than local hydraulic conditions (NHC and Triton 2006). Downstream of New Westminster, the South Arm has deepened appreciably in response to dredging, river training, and confinement by bridges and dikes. On average, bed levels in the South Arm have lowered by 0.1 m/year since the 1970s (NHC and Triton 2006).
The Fraser River transports an average of 17.3 million tonnes of sediment annually (measured at Mission, 84 km upstream of the river mouth), consisting of 35 per cent sand, 50 per cent silt and 15 per cent clay (McLean et al. 1999). Most of the sediment is transported during freshet through the South Arm (McLaren and Tuominen 1999). Heavier sand particles settle on the riverbed during transport; however, finer silt and clay are carried in suspension and deposited in the estuary. About 30 per cent of the sediment is delivered to Sand Heads at the mouth of the Fraser River (Williams et al. 2009). The riverbed in the South Arm is composed almost entirely of sand with a mean particle size of 0.25 mm to 0.35 mm, with little seasonal variation (Kostaschuk et al. 1989). During freshet, sand dunes form on the river bottom from sediment transported by the river. As the flow increases, the dunes expand in height and length, and migrate along the river bottom producing scour or fill as they move (NHC 2009).
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The river channel width at the Tunnel crossing is approximately 570 m, measured from top of bank to top of bank. Bed levels in the vicinity of the Tunnel crossing have formed as a result of natural scour and deposition, as well as maintenance dredging occurring annually in the river mainstem. The greatest bed level changes seem to have occurred from 1988 through 1989 and 2000 to 2001. Upstream of the Tunnel, the main channel at the dam on Deas Slough experienced about two to four metres of local deposition, while at Deas Island, the river bed lowered by about three to four metres due to scouring. Downstream of the Tunnel crossing, the thalweg impinges on the left bank to the upstream third of Kirkland Island and there is evidence of bank scour. Between the Tunnel and the Lulu Island Delta Main, there is a hole at the left bank that was scoured by four metres between 1988 and 2000, and by lesser amounts in subsequent years. Corresponding deposition occurred immediately downstream of the scour hole. Local deposition also occurred in Ladner Harbour between 2001 and 2009.
4.2.1.2 Physical Fish Habitat
The shoreline of the Fraser River South Arm is characterized by a variety of shore-based industries (e.g., lumber mill; grain, forest products, and rolled paper distribution) and shipping terminals (e.g., Fraser Wharves, Annacis Auto Terminals, Fraser Surrey Docks) (FREMP 2006). The New Westminster trifurcation training structure, which serves to decrease sedimentation, thus reducing dredging requirements, is within this river segment, approximately 15 km upstream of the Tunnel (FREMP 2006).
Despite channeling to minimize sedimentation, annual maintenance dredging (hopper and cutter suction) occurs at several locations within this segment (FREMP 2006, PMV 2014a). Within St. Mungo’s Bend and Annieville Channel, upstream of the study area, regular dredging occurs to allow access by large vessel traffic (FREMP 2006). Infrequent and localized clamshell dredging also takes place to maintain boat and barge access, access to small craft harbours, and moorage (FREMP 2006).
Productive shoreline habitat in the Fraser River South Arm downstream of the trifurcation is generally confined to a narrow band of intertidal marshes, mud- and sandflats around Tilbury Island, along the north and south banks of Annacis Channel, and along the Fraser River banks on the southwest side of Annacis Island (BIEAP - FREMP 2014). Given the extensive industrial activity along the shoreline of the South Arm, a high proportion of habitat is classified as of low (green-coded) or moderate (yellow-coded) productivity (BIEAP - FREMP 2014).
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Shoreline habitats along the South Arm and their respective FREMP (2014) designations within the study area include the following (also see Appendix A, Figure 3): 1. Low productivity (green-coded) riprap armouring is located on the north bank of the South Arm, upstream of the Tunnel crossing. A short section (approximately 55 m) of shoreline on the north bank just upstream of the Tunnel crossing was designated as high productivity (red-coded) habitat, following works to compensate for disturbance associated with riverbank erosion protection undertaken in 1987. Compensation works included the creation of an intertidal bench that was incorporated into a riprap slope. A narrow strip of upland deciduous woodland, dominated by black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa), backs the armoured shoreline by the Tunnel crossing. 2. Riprap armouring offering habitat of moderate productivity (yellow-coded) is located on the north bank of the South Arm, downstream of the Tunnel crossing. A narrow strip of upland vegetated areas, consisting of grass and deciduous woodland dominated by black cottonwood, backs the armoured shoreline downstream of the Tunnel crossing. Compensation works have been undertaken also within this section of shoreline. Riparian habitat, intertidal marsh, and subtidal riverbed habitat were created in 2005 to compensate for disturbance of riparian and in-river habitat associated with the Deas Refit Complex Expansion Project. 3. Shrub and deciduous tree woodland, predominantly black cottonwood, fronted by moderate productivity (yellow-coded) sandflat habitat is located on the south bank of the South Arm (north bank of Deas Island), upstream and downstream of the Tunnel crossing. A small, narrow marsh also occurs downstream of the Tunnel crossing, within moderate productivity (yellow-coded) habitat on the south bank. Riprap armours intermittent sections of the shoreline.
4.2.1.3 Aquatic Resources
The food web of the lower Fraser River ecosystem is detritus-based, with much of the production derived by bacteria living on detrital organic material (Levings 2004). Sources of carbon in the food web include material from shoreline and riparian vegetation, as well as from benthic algae growing on the substrate (Kistritz et al. 1983, Levings 2004). Detritus is used by invertebrates such as chironomids, harpacticoid copepods, and amphipods for secondary production in the estuary, which are in turn consumed by fish (Levings 2004).
The lower Fraser River supports 42 species of fish, six of which are introduced from outside the Fraser River basin (Richardson et al. 2000). Of the native fish species, seven are anadromous and 10 are considered transient within the estuary and lower reaches of the river (Healey 1997). Anadromous species of high CRA importance that rely on aquatic habitats throughout the Fraser River estuary during different stages of their life cycle, include five species of Pacific salmon, i.e., chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), chum (O. keta), coho (O. kisutch), pink (O. gorbuscha), and sockeye (O. nerka), as well as coastal cutthroat trout (O. clarkii), and steelhead/rainbow trout (O. mykiss).
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Other fish species that inhabit the lower Fraser River mainstem and its tidal sloughs, backwaters and tributaries include prickly sculpin (Cottus asper), peamouth (Mylocheilus caurinus), redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus), northern pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis), starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus), lamprey (Lampetra sp.), and threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (Richardson et al. 2000).
Introductions of non-native fish species have occurred in the lower Fraser River; however, no major shifts in the species composition, density, and biomass of the native fish community have been recorded (Richardson et al. 2000). Three non-native species that are well- documented to reside in the Lower Fraser River are carp (Cyprinus carpio), brown catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus), and black crappie (Poxomis nigromaculatus).
Life histories, biology and habitat requirements for Pacific salmon, sturgeon, eulachon, trout, and char species of the lower Fraser River are summarized below.
Chinook salmon
Chinook salmon is the largest in size of the Pacific salmon species that return to the Fraser River and its tributaries to spawn (DFO 2011). Spawning locations in the Fraser River watershed are widely distributed over 900 km from the mouth of the Fraser River (DFO 2011). More than 100 spawning sites have been identified in numerous tributaries of the Fraser River (Candy et al. 2002, DFO 2011).
Chinook salmon return to the Fraser River to spawn over an extended period from February to November, as three-, four-, or five-year-old fish (DFO 2011). Generally, stream-type chinook migrate upriver between March and September, while ocean-type chinook migrate between September and November, only a few weeks or even days before spawning (Fraser et al. 1982, Candy et al. 2002, Parken et al. 2008). Spawning occurs from August to December, depending on the stock (Candy et al. 2002).
In their natal streams, chinook spawn from August to December, depending on the stock (Candy et al. 2002). Adult chinook, like other Pacific salmon species, deposit their eggs in gravel and die after spawning. Chinook fry emerge in March through June (Fraser et al. 1982). After emergence from gravel in locations well upstream of the lower Fraser River’s sand reach, stream-type juvenile chinook rear in freshwater for one or more years (Healey 1983, 1991) and migrate to sea as smolts between January and July (Healey 1991, Boehlert 1997). Ocean-type chinook migrate to sea during their first year of life between April and October, after spending only two to five months in fresh water (Healey 1983, 1991). On average, estuarine residence time of juvenile chinook likely ranges between one week to one month (Quinn 2005, Northcote
13 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study et al. 2007). Stream-type chinook generally do not occupy tidal channels; however, ocean-type chinook are found rearing in the tidal marshes of the Woodward Island complex and Ladner Marsh of the inner Fraser River estuary (Levy and Northcote 1982, Northcote et al. 2007). Their abundance peaks in May and June (Northcote et al. 2007). As they grow, chinook juveniles enter the ocean and begin their offshore migration. The diet of younger juvenile chinook in the inner estuary consists of epibenthic prey (harpacticoid and cyclopoid copepods) associated with the detrital food web (Northcote et al. 2007). Contribution of terrestrial insects and fish to the diet of juvenile chinook increases as they grow (Northcote et al. 2007).
Fraser River chinook are subject to numerous fisheries (DFO 2011). Lower Fraser River ocean- type chinook are commonly caught off the west coast of Vancouver Island, while the South Thompson ocean-type chinook are commonly caught in Alaska, northern, and central B.C. (Tucker et al. 2011). Fraser River chinook salmon stocks are not federally or provincially listed; however, they have experienced depressed production in recent years (DFO 2011). The lower Fraser River chinook stock is numerically dominated by autumn-returning, ocean-type fish originating from the Harrison River (DFO 2011). Over the last decade, Fraser River stream-type chinook escapements declined steeply between 2003 and 2009, with smolts that entered the ocean in 2005 and 2007 having fared particularly poorly (Pacific Salmon Commission 2013). Recent escapements indicate that the declining trend in stream-type chinook may have halted. The rebuilding process has been particularly slow, however, with fish exhibiting early maturation, smaller body size, and lower fecundity (Pacific Salmon Commission 2013). In contrast, escapements for ocean-type chinook have been increasing or showing no discernible trends (Pacific Salmon Commission 2013).
Limiting factors for chinook populations include fisheries-induced and natural (e.g., due to predation) mortality, climatic variability, habitat degradation, or combination. Fraser River chinook are subject to numerous coastal and offshore fisheries. Coastal catches are dominated by ocean-type fish, and fishing mortality exerts some pressure to ocean-type stocks (DFO 2011). Coastal fisheries to some extent, as well as offshore fisheries likely limit the recovery of stream-type chinook (Tucker et al. 2011). Other limiting factors include variability in climatic and oceanographic conditions. Shifts in ocean conditions influence prey availability and abundance, which in turn affect chinook growth rates, year class strength, and survival (Beamish and Mahnken 2001, Trudel et al. 2007, MacFarlane 2010, Duffy and Beauchamp 2011, Tucker et al. 2012). For example, good feeding conditions for rearing chinook that enter the marine environment may result in early rapid growth, which is thought to increase likelihood of survival (Pearcy 1992, Trudel et al. 2007). Natural mortality due to predation may also limit chinook recovery. For example, chinook salmon account for more than 80 per cent of the diet of
14 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study southern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) from May to September, when southern resident killer whales are in their summer critical habitat (Hilborn et al. 2012a). Habitat degradation as a result of urbanization, resource extraction activities, and agricultural land use has also contributed to chinook population declines (DFO 1999).
Chum salmon
Chum salmon have the widest geographic distribution of all Pacific salmon, ranging in North America from Monterey, California to the Arctic coast (Salo 1991). Historically in the North Pacific Ocean, they may have constituted up to 50 per cent of the annual biomass of all Pacific salmon combined (Salo 1991). Chum salmon spawn in streams of various sizes, including the lower Fraser River mainstem between Chilliwack and Hope (Ryall et al. 1999).
Chum salmon are the last of the Pacific salmon to return to their natal streams. Returning chum salmon can be divided into early (summer) and late (fall) run stocks (Salo 1991). In the Fraser River, chum are fall run stocks that migrate upstream to spawn from September to December, with peak spawning migration occurring in October (Grant and Pestal 2009). The runs consist of three-, four-, and five-year-old chum, with four-year-olds dominating (Beacham and Starr 1982, Pauley et al. 1988, Salo 1991).
The majority of spawning locations for chum in the Fraser River watershed are located in tributaries of the lower Fraser River downstream of Hell’s Gate, near Hope, as chum are reputed to be poor or unwilling leapers (Salo 1991). Chum rarely ascend fish ladders or other significant obstacles, and only few spawning locations occur in tributaries in the Fraser River canyon (Ryall et al. 1999, Holtby and Ciruna 2008). Most (>90 per cent) of the Fraser River chum production comes from about 10 tributary streams in the lower Fraser River that have natural spawning populations and, in some cases, major hatchery production facilities (Ryall et al. 1999, Holtby and Ciruna 2008). These include the Harrison, Chehalis, Chilliwack, and Stave rivers (Ryall et al. 1999, Holtby and Ciruna 2008).
Once chum salmon arrive at the mouth of their natal stream, they may spend several days milling before ascending. In Skagit Bay, located in Puget Sound, Washington, chum salmon have been reported to mill for about three weeks (Eames et al. 1981). The milling period becomes shorter as the spawning season progresses. Returning adult chum salmon stop feeding just before entering fresh water (Pauley et al. 1988).
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After emergence, chum fry promptly migrate downstream to the estuary where they linger until they transition to higher salinity waters (Salo 1991). Outmigration occurs from February to June, and peaks between mid-March and the end of April (Beacham and Starr 1982, Salo 1991).
In the estuary and lower reaches of the Fraser River, chum fry prey mainly on harpacticoid copepods (Mason 1974, D’Amours 1987, Webb 1991, Levings et al. 1995). Other prey include gammarid amphipods, chironomid larvae and pupae, and adult insects (Mason 1974, Dunford 1975, Levings et al. 1995). In the estuary, residence time for chum fry has been recorded to range from 11 days to a few weeks (Healey 1982, Levy and Northcote 1982). Movement into the deeper waters of the Strait of Georgia occurs in June, and movement out of the Strait of Georgia occurs soon after, in July (Healey 1980). Migration of chum fry to salt water is obligatory within the first summer after hatching, as chum salmon juveniles lose their ability to tolerate brackish salinities (Pauley et al. 1988). At sea, immature chum salmon become widely distributed throughout the north Pacific Ocean (Pauley et al. 1988).
Chum salmon are harvested in CRA fisheries throughout B.C. (DFO 2012). Catches of inshore chum stocks have been fluctuating since the early 1950s (Ryall et al. 1999). Since the implementation of fisheries management tools in the 1980s, the Fraser River chum stock has exhibited moderate growth (Ryall et al. 1999, Pacific Salmon Commission 2014), with total escapement estimates consistently above the escapement goal from 1990 to the mid-2000s (Hilborn et al. 2012b). Although escapement levels declined from the mid-2000s, the trend appears to be reversing since 2011 (Pacific Salmon Commission 2014). In 2013, the Marine Stewardship Council certified the Fraser River commercial chum fishery as sustainable and well-managed (Marine Stewardship Council 2013).
Coho Salmon
In North America, coho salmon are distributed from Kotzebue Sound in northwest Alaska, to Monterey Bay in California (Sandercock 1991). In B.C., they can be found in nearly every accessible coastal stream. They also migrate some distance inland in large rivers and spawn in smaller tributaries of the Skeena, Bella Coola, Nass, and Taku rivers, and in the middle tributaries of the Fraser River. Coho is the most widespread of the Pacific salmon in B.C., with no one area being the dominant producer (Sandercock 1991).
Coho have the least variable life history of the Pacific salmon species. Adult coho typically return to spawn in the fall and early winter, and discrete seasonal runs do not generally exist (Holtby and Ciruna 2008). They migrate actively during daylight hours, with diel vertical migration also influenced by water turbidity, degree of sexual maturity, and run size (Sandercock 1991).
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The eggs incubate during winter in the gravels of suitable spawning streams, with incubation timing generally ranging from six to eight weeks (Sandercock 1991). From mid-March to late June, free-swimming fry emerge and take up residency in the stream for a year or more (Fraser et al. 1982, Sandercock 1991). When they are about to transition physiologically into smolts, they begin moving downstream in aggregations of 10 to 50 fish. Outmigration generally occurs from mid-April to mid-June, with a peak observed in mid-May (Fraser et al. 1982). In the estuary, growth is rapid (Sandercock 1991). Similar to chinook, coho smolts remain in the estuary and lower reaches of the Fraser River for a few weeks while physiologically adapting to higher salinity conditions (Fraser et al. 1982).
Coho salmon are not federally or provincially listed; however, the Interior Fraser populations were designated as Endangered by COSEWIC (COSEWIC 2002). The status of the Interior Fraser Coho Salmon is anticipated to be re-assessed by COSEWIC and an updated status report is expected to be produced in 2015 (Decker and Irvine 2013). Coho are taken in net, as well as hook and line CRA fisheries; however, catches in south coastal B.C. have declined from 1.55 million fish in the mid-1980s, to virtually zero in the late 1990s, and have remained low since then (DFO 2002). This decline was largely attributed to overharvesting, and was followed by implementation of conservation measures, such as limiting the exploitation rate to three per cent or less, time and area fisheries closures, as well as non-retention (DFO 2012).
Pink Salmon
In North America, pink salmon is distributed from the Sacramento River, California, to the Beaufort Sea, east of Point Barrow, northwestern Alaska. In B.C., pink salmon distribution ranges from the Taku River on the north B.C. coast to the Fraser River (Heard 1991). Pink salmon have a fixed two-year life cycle resulting in ‘even-year’ and ‘odd-year’ brood lines that are reproductively isolated. In Puget Sound, the southeastern Vancouver Island, and the Fraser River, ‘even-year’ pink are either absent or quite rare (Holtby and Ciruna 2008).
Pink salmon have the shortest life cycle of all Pacific salmon since they always mature as two- year-old fish (Labelle 2009). In the Fraser River, pink salmon return in odd years (Labelle 2009). Return migration typically peaks from late July to early September (Heard 1991). Spawning occurs mostly in September and October, and is typically concentrated in the Fraser River tributaries below Hope, with significant spawning also occurring in the Thompson River (Labelle 2009). The eggs incubate in the gravel for five to eight months (Heard 1991). From mid-April to mid-May, free-swimming fry emerge at night and migrate quickly downstream using sections of the river mainstem characterized by fast-flowing water (Heard 1991). In the estuary, pink fry migrate quickly through the marshes of the lower Fraser River and rear in nearshore areas of the estuary and adjacent coastal waters of the Strait of Georgia (Godin 1981, Levy and Northcote 1982).
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Pink salmon are not federally or provincially listed (B.C. CDC 2015). They are the most abundant salmon species in B.C. and the Fraser River is a major contributor to total pink salmon production. Fisheries catches increased from the 1950s to the late 1980s, when they exceeded 20 million fish, but subsequently declined in the 1990s (Labelle 2009). Since 1999, exploitation rates on Fraser River pink salmon have decreased substantially, averaging only eight per cent of the total return (Labelle 2009). Fisheries targeting Fraser River pink salmon are limited due to conservation constraints for stocks of concern of other salmonid species, such as the Cultus Lake sockeye, the Interior Fraser coho, and the Interior Fraser steelhead (Labelle 2009).
Sockeye Salmon
In North America, spawning populations of sockeye salmon have been reported from the Sacramento River, California, to the Chukchi Sea, northwestern Alaska (Burgner 1991). Sockeye salmon are found throughout B.C., especially in large river systems with an abundance of large nursery lakes, such as the Skeena and Fraser River systems (Burgner 1991, Holtby and Ciruna 2008). The Fraser River system contains 50 to 60 sockeye salmon stocks that spawn in tributaries of about 22 nursery lakes (Groot and Cooke 1987).
Sockeye salmon has three distinct life history types (Burgner 1991). Kokanee are not anadromous and spend their entire life in fresh water (Burgner 1991). Lake-type sockeye spawn in streams and rear for a year or more in freshwater nursery lakes. River-type sockeye spawn in streams, but rear in flowing water and may transition into smolts soon after emergence. Sea-type sockeye is a special variety of river-type sockeye that rear in the river for several months after emergence from the gravel and enter the ocean in their first year of life (Wood et al. 2008). Lake- and river-type sockeye are found throughout B.C., although river-type predominate northern glacial rivers, whereas lake-type predominate large river systems, such as the Fraser, Skeena, and Nass (Holtby and Ciruna 2008). In the Fraser River, the largest population of sea-type sockeye occurs in the Harrison River (Beamish et al. 2010).
Sockeye salmon are commercially the most valuable of Pacific salmon in the North Pacific region, comprising about 50 per cent of the Fraser River salmon fishery (Birtwell et al. 1987b). Fraser River sockeye salmon typically return as four-year-old adults and populations have characteristic timings of return, broadly classified into four groups or runs (Gable and Cox- Rogers 1993). The early Stuart run consists of populations that spawn in tributaries to Stuart, Takla, and Trembleur lakes of the upper Fraser River watershed (Gable and Cox-Rogers 1993). The three remaining runs, early summer, summer, and late, are not geographically discrete, and each contains populations from throughout the Fraser River drainage (Gable and Cox-Rogers 1993).
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The peak arrival for early Stuart sockeye typically occurs in early July, followed by the early summer run in late July, the summer run in early August, and the late run about the third week of August (Gable and Cox-Rogers 1993). Late-run stocks may hold in the Fraser River estuary for several weeks before migrating upriver. Consequently, their spawning migration may peak in late September (Gable and Cox-Rogers 1993). At spawning grounds, eggs incubate during winter, and in spring free-swimming fry emerge that take up residency in a downstream nursery lake (Burgner 1991). After rearing for a year, sockeye smolts (age 1+) migrate downstream in fast flowing, mid-channel areas of the river and leave the estuary rapidly (Birtwell et al. 1987b). Smolt outmigration from nursery lakes generally occurs from mid-April to late-May (DFO 2014a). One notable exception is the Harrison sockeye that have a unique age structure and life history compared to all other stocks. Harrison sockeye fry migrate to the estuary shortly after gravel emergence and rear in sloughs of the inner Fraser River estuary, including Deas Slough, before entering the Strait of Georgia (Dunford 1975, Levy and Northcote 1981, 1982, Birtwell et al. 1987b). In Deas Slough, sockeye underyearlings have been caught from April to October, with peak abundance from late June to early July (Birtwell et al. 1987b). Upon entering the Strait of Georgia, sockeye smolts migrate primarily through the Johnstone and Queen Charlotte straits towards the North Pacific Ocean (Groot and Cooke 1987).
Sockeye salmon spawn in a variety of habitats, including headwater streams, small tributaries, river outlets, and lake beaches. Spawning occurs from early August to late November, with average spawning dates exhibiting considerable variability within regions (Linley 1993). Free-swimming fry emerge in spring and rear in freshwater habitats (Burgner 1991). After about a year or more, sockeye smolts (age 1+) migrate downstream in fast flowing, mid-channel areas of the river, and leave the estuary rapidly (Birtwell et al. 1987b). Smolt out-migration generally occurs from early April to the end of May (Beamish et al. 2010). One notable exception is the Harrison sockeye that have a unique age structure and life history compared to all other stocks. Sea-type Harrison sockeye fry migrate to the estuary shortly after gravel emergence and rear in Fraser River estuary habitats, including Deas Slough and Ladner Reach, before entering the Strait of Georgia (Dunford 1975, Levy and Northcote 1981, 1982, Birtwell et al. 1987b). In Deas Slough, sockeye underyearlings have been caught from April to October, with peak abundance from late June to early July (Birtwell et al. 1987b).
Residence time in the Strait of Georgia ranges from 45 to 59 days, with a mean of 54 days (Preikshot et al. 2012). Upon entering the Strait of Georgia, sockeye smolts disperse either as a result of innate behaviour, physical forcing in the marine environment, or both. Relatively large abundances of juvenile sockeye salmon migrate into the waters of the Gulf Islands (Preikshot et al. 2012). During rearing in the marine environment, juvenile sockeye diet is dominated by
19 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study amphipods, followed by tunicates and calanoid copepods (Beamish et al. 2010, Preikshot et al. 2010). Typically, sockeye juveniles migrate to the North Pacific Ocean in June or July through the Johnstone Strait (Preikshot et al. 2012). However, some Harrison sockeye may migrate later in the calendar year from October to December through the Juan de Fuca Strait (Beamish et al. 2010).
Sockeye salmon are not federally or provincially listed; however, the Cultus Lake population was designated as Endangered by COSEWIC in 2003 (COSEWIC 2003a). On average, sockeye is the most important of the Pacific salmon species in terms of commercial landed value, followed by chinook and chum (DFO 2012). Sockeye salmon is also caught in sport fisheries and in Aboriginal active food driftnet (i.e., gillnet) fisheries on the Lower Fraser River.
Most Fraser River sockeye stocks are recovering from collapse in the early 1900s as a result of river blockages and overfishing (Cass et al. 2000). Since the mid-1980s, efforts undertaken for rebuilding of the stocks have included setting of escapement targets, which were informed by results from historical catch reviews, stock-recruitment analyses, and spawning and lake rearing habitat capacity estimates. To increase escapement, average exploitation rates were also reduced (Cass et al. 2000). Sockeye spawning escapement to the Fraser River gradually increased from an average of 1.5 million fish per year in the 1950s to 10.7 million fish per year in the 1990s (Cass et al. 2000). Increases in escapement have mainly occurred in the large actively managed stocks and cycle lines (e.g., Early Stuart, Late Stuart, Quesnel and Late Shuswap), whereas escapements to less actively managed stocks (e.g., Cultus) have been highly variable since the 1950s (Cass et al. 2000). Recently, escapement variability has been particularly large, with the 2009 return (1.6 million) and 2010 return (28.3 million) among the lowest and highest, respectively, on record since 1952 (DFO 2014b).
White Sturgeon
White sturgeon are known to occur in the mainstems of large river systems of the Pacific coast of North America, such as the Fraser, Columbia, and Sacramento rivers. In the Fraser River, they are distributed from the river mouth upstream past the Morkill River, northwest of McBride. They also occur in the lower reaches of large tributaries, such as the Harrison, Nechako, and Stuart rivers, and in large lakes, such as Fraser, Takla, Trembleur, Stuart, Williams, and Harrison lakes (COSEWIC 2003b).
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White sturgeon in the lower Fraser River are considered anadromous, with limited migration into marine waters and juvenile rearing in the estuary (COSEWIC 2003b). They are long-lived (>100 years), with delayed sexual maturity, and high first-year mortality (Hatfield et al. 2004). Spawning occurs in the meandering reach of the lower Fraser River from the confluence of the Sumas River upstream to the Coquihalla River; there is no evidence of spawning in the tidally influenced river mainstem (Levings and Nelson 2003). Spawning occurs during peak freshet (from May to July; COSEWIC 2003b, Hatfield et al. 2004) in side-channels and large tributary river fans, in low-velocity near-bed flows, over gravel, cobble, and sand (Levings and Nelson 2003, Perrin et al. 2003).
After hatching, larvae remain near the riverbed in close proximity to spawning habitat, where they feed on zooplankton and dipteran chironomids (Perrin et al. 2003). Juvenile white sturgeon disperse more readily into feeding, and overwintering habitats (Fraser River White Sturgeon Working Group 2005). They rear in the lower reaches of tributaries, large backwaters, side- channels, and sloughs throughout the lower Fraser River (Glova et al. 2008). Higher catches of juvenile white sturgeon have been reported from the Annacis Channel and Hatzic Slough, and to some extent from the Port Mann Bridge, Stave and Matsqui areas (Glova et al. 2008). Near the study area, white sturgeon have been reported from the BC Ferries Fraser Shipyards in the South Arm, the main river channel off Deas Island, immediately upstream of the Tunnel crossing, and upper Deas Slough (Levings and Nelson 2003, Glova et al. 2008). Juveniles rear in a wide range of water depths (1.3 to 6.0 m), but more commonly are found in slow-flowing areas less than five metres deep with fine substrates in side channels, side pools, backwaters and nearshore mainstem open channels (Glova et al. 2008).
Although adult white sturgeon may briefly move into shallower areas to feed during spring and summer, they are typically found in deep nearshore areas, adjacent to heavy flows, defined by deposits of sand and fine gravel with backwater and eddy flow characteristics (COSEWIC 2003b). Important spring and summer feeding areas include the Matsqui Channel and Hatzic Eddy upstream of Mission, as well as the mouth of the Pitt River, and the waters at the Port Mann Bridge, Barnston, Douglas, and Annacis islands (Glova et al. 2010). Adult white sturgeon are mainly piscivorous, and feed primarily on eulachon, salmon, and cyprinids (Lane and Rosenau 1995). As water temperatures decrease in the fall and winter, white sturgeon migrate to overwintering areas where they likely become sedentary and congregate in densely spaced groups (Neufeld et al. 2010, Ghilarducci and Reeve 2012). Overwintering habitats include areas of deeper, slow-moving water, widely scattered from Deas Island to the Sumas River confluence (Neufeld et al. 2010, Ghilarducci and Reeve 2012).
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The lower Fraser River population of white sturgeon was down-listed to Threatened by COSEWIC in 2012 from the 2003 designation of Endangered (COSEWIC 2003b). It is provincially Red-listed (B.C. CDC 2015). White sturgeon in the lower Fraser River underwent historic fishery removals in the early 1900s, which significantly reduced the population (Walters et al. 2005). However, the population appears to be recovering as a result of ongoing fisheries management (Walters et al. 2005). A commercial fishery in the lower Fraser River no longer exists (Fraser River White Sturgeon Working Group 2009). Since 1994, commercial gill net fisheries are not permitted to take sturgeon, and First Nations are discouraged from taking sturgeon unless the fish died in their nets. Also since 1994, sturgeon caught recreationally in the tidal and non-tidal waters of the lower Fraser River must be released (Fraser River White Sturgeon Working Group 2009).
Green Sturgeon
Green sturgeon (A. medirostris) in B.C. span the entire coast (Scott and Crossman 1973). The extent of freshwater habitat use is unknown (COSEWIC 2004). Since 1985, there have been about 15 to 20 reports of green sturgeon in the lower Fraser River, from the river mouth to 90 km upstream. There is no evidence that spawning has ever occurred in Canadian rivers (COSEWIC 2004). Green sturgeon are long-lived, slow-growing, and reach sexual maturity at an advanced age (Houston 1988). They spend their first one to four years in freshwater, and gradually adjust to estuarine conditions as they grow older. They enter the marine environment as sub-adults but maintain estuarine holding areas (COSEWIC 2004). When in the marine environment, green sturgeon are thought to undergo a northern migration. Green sturgeon in B.C. are thought to originate from spawning populations in the U.S. (COSEWIC 2004). Green sturgeon have been caught incidentally in large bottom-trawl hauls in the Strait of Georgia, and in salmon gill nets at the mouth of the Fraser River (COSEWIC 2004). Habitat requirements in brackish environments are thought to resemble those of white sturgeon (COSEWIC 2004).
COSEWIC re-assessed the status of green sturgeon in 2013 and maintained its designation as species of Special Concern (COSEWIC 2014). The species is listed as Special Concern under Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA) (Government of Canada 2006), and is provincially Red-listed (B.C. CDC 2015). A comprehensive population size and trends analysis has not been done for the green sturgeon population in Canada. However, catch information, which is largely anecdotal prior to 1996, may indicate that the green sturgeon population has suffered a decline over the past few decades (COSEWIC 2014).
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Eulachon
A small, schooling, anadromous fish species, eulachon return to the lower Fraser River to spawn when they are three to four years of age (Cambria Gordon Ltd. 2006). Spawning migration spans from mid-March to mid-May (Hay and McCarter 2000, LGL and Terra Remote Sensing 2009). Spawning occurs in the river mainstem and occasionally in large tributaries, from Deas Island to Mission, but spawning locations vary among years (Hay and McCarter 2000, Hay et al. 2002). Due to inter-annual variation in spawning locations, the entire lower Fraser River is considered to contain suitable spawning habitat for eulachon (B. Ennevor, Fisheries Resource Manager, DFO, personal communication, January 6, 2014).
Preferred spawning habitat is located in areas of relatively slow current (<0.7 m/s), on plateaus or edges composed of stable fine-medium and coarse sand, pebbles, and gravel, in depths of less than seven metres (LGL and Terra Remote Sensing 2009). To reach spawning habitat, eulachon transit through areas of relatively slow current that are five to 12 m deep and with stable sandy substrates (LGL and Terra Remote Sensing 2009). Immediately after hatching, larvae are rapidly flushed to sea, where they remain in low-salinity surface waters of the Fraser River estuary and rear for several weeks or longer (Hay and McCarter 2000). Juvenile, sub-adult, and adult eulachon exhibit schooling behaviour and live near the ocean bottom at depths of 20 to 150 m (Hay and McCarter 2000). When eulachon reach maturity, and prior to entering the river, they hold in brackish water while making physiological changes that allow them to survive in fresh water.
Eulachon (Central Pacific Coast and Fraser River populations) were designated in 2011 by COSEWIC as Endangered (COSEWIC 2011), and are provincially Blue-listed (B.C. CDC 2015). The Fraser River and Central Pacific Coast populations of eulachon are currently being considered for listing as Endangered under SARA (DFO 2014c). Although historically very abundant, eulachon returning to the lower Fraser River began declining steadily in the mid- 1940s, and exhibited a steeper decline in the 2000s (Moody 2008, Schweigert et al. 2012). Commercial and recreational harvesting of eulachon in the Fraser River have been suspended since the early 2000s, and only a very small Aboriginal ceremonial fishery continues today (Schweigert et al. 2012).
Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Coastal cutthroat trout are found in a wide range of habitats. In B.C., they inhabit low-elevation lakes and rivers along much of the coast, including streams in the Fraser River basin. Inland penetration is generally less than 150 km (Costello 2008). Their relatively small size at maturity allows them to use smaller streams than other salmonids (Slaney and Roberts 2005).
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The Fraser River, including its tributary streams, supports all cutthroat life history forms. These include resident forms in headwater streams that exhibit little instream movement, river-run forms that move between small spawning-rearing tributaries and large river mainstem foraging areas, lake-run forms that migrate between lakes and foraging/spawning areas instream, and anadromous (sea-run) forms that migrate to the estuary or the ocean for less than a year before returning to fresh water to spawn (Slaney and Roberts 2005). Sloughs and backwaters along the lower Fraser River mainstem provide rearing, overwintering, and migratory habitat for anadromous, river-run, and (potentially) lake-run cutthroat trout.
Unlike Pacific salmon, but consistent with other trout and char, coastal cutthroat trout are able to spawn multiple times in successive years. Spawning usually occurs from late winter to spring (McPhail 2007), though sea-run populations have also been known to spawn during the fall (McPhail 2007). Spawning typically occurs in small, low-gradient streams (Hartman and Gill 1968), in pool tail-outs with gravel substrate ranging from 5 mm to 50 mm (Slaney and Roberts 2005). Newly hatched alevins remain in gravel until fry emerge, usually between March and June (Trotter 1997). Fry initially occupy microhabitats with low flow levels, gradually moving into deeper microhabitats with higher flow and more cover, such as large woody debris, streambank root masses, instream and overhanging vegetation (Solazzi et al. 2000, Slaney and Roberts 2005).
Depending on the life-history form, adults either remain in the natal stream, or migrate to lakes or larger river systems to forage before returning to spawn. Sea-run cutthroat stay in freshwater systems for one to five years before migrating to the ocean (Trotter 1997, Slaney and Roberts 2005), between the months of March to June (Slaney and Roberts 2005). While at sea, coastal cutthroat trout remain close to shore before returning to fresh water in the spring (Trotter 1989). Generation time for coastal cutthroat trout is three to five years (Peterson and Fausch 2008).
Coastal cutthroat trout are primarily carnivores, though their diet varies by life form and life history stage. Fry feed on small prey, particularly chironomid larvae (Glova 1984). Resident form adults feed primarily on insects, whereas lacustrine form adults tend to feed on a wider variety of prey, including zooplankton and small fish (McPhail 2007). In the ocean, sea-run cutthroat feed on small fish, and invertebrates including amphipods, isopods, decapods, and euphausiids (Trotter 1989, Brodeur and Pearcy 1990).
Coastal cutthroat trout (ssp. clarkii) are provincially Blue-listed (B.C. CDC 2015). Population sizes of coastal cutthroat trout are typically in the order of tens to hundreds of individuals, even in the largest systems. As a result, cutthroat populations are susceptible to disturbance (e.g., logging, resource extraction, urban development, stream channelization), particularly
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Rainbow/Steelhead Trout
Rainbow trout occur in two life history forms, based primarily on where they spend their time feeding and maturing. Stream resident rainbow trout reside entirely in fresh water. Fish of the second form, known as steelhead, are anadromous. Steelhead leave fresh water as juveniles and migrate into the ocean where they grow to maturity before migrating back to their natal spawning grounds (Barnhart 1986). Larger streams with steep gradients emptying directly into the ocean usually support steelhead trout, as do larger rivers, such as the Fraser River (Hartman and Gill 1968). Spawning occurs in spring (February through June) over shallow gravel riffles of a river mainstem or a suitable clear water stream (Barnhart 1986). Hatching occurs approximately within three to four weeks. By mid-summer, fry emerge from the gravel and rear in fresh water for two to five years before smolting and migrating to the ocean (Barnhart 1986). Newly emerged fry rear in shallow depths and over small gravel substrates, and move into deeper and faster-flowing habitats as they grow (Roberge et al. 2002). Yearlings and larger juveniles are associated with large substrates and relatively deep and fast-flowing waters (Rempel et al. 2012). Juvenile steelhead smolts migrate to salt water between late April and mid-June, where they feed and grow rapidly (Levy and Parkinson 2014). Upon maturity, steelhead return to their natal streams to spawn, and spawning occurs more than once (Levy and Parkinson 2014). Spent spawners migrate to the ocean to feed and may return to their spawning grounds within the same year, or skip a year before spawning again (Levy and Parkinson 2014).
Rainbow/steelhead trout are not provincially or federally listed. However, wild steelhead stocks in the lower Fraser River have declined to 30 per cent of estimated carrying capacity since the early 1990s, largely due to reduced ocean survival and impaired freshwater habitat quality (Lill 2002). Fisheries restrictions and area closures have led to a reduction of angling pressure. Fishing tends to be restricted to recreational fisheries, as well as limited and localized Aboriginal harvesting (Beacham et al. 2004). Steelhead are also incidentally caught in salmon fisheries (Beacham et al. 2004). In the early 2000s, the Greater Georgia Basin Steelhead Recovery Action Plan was initiated with the primary objective to stabilize and restore wild steelhead stocks and habitats within the lower Fraser River (Lill 2002). Initiatives within the action plan include habitat protection and restoration, stream enrichment, as well as research including stock assessment (Lill 2002).
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Dolly Varden
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) are found in coastal areas of the Pacific Ocean from Washington to Southeast Alaska. In B.C., Dolly Varden can be found in most coastal drainages, and are associated with cool-body watersheds (McPhail 2007). Dolly Varden are largely a coastal and anadromous species entering the ocean regularly, with distribution of this species not typically extending far inland (i.e., past Hope, within the Fraser River system) (McPhail 2007). Dolly Varden are commonly smaller than bull trout (S. confluentus), inhabiting small streams and feeding primarily on drift. In contrast, bull trout (described below) are typically larger, piscivorous, inhabiting cool waters throughout the interior, and generally absent from shorter coastal rivers (McPhail 2007). Where distributions overlap, Dolly Varden and bull trout coexist, without extensive hybridization (McPhail and Baxter 1996). Within B.C., their geographic ranges overlap in northern and western-central Coast Mountain drainages, and in the lower Fraser Valley (McPhail and Baxter 1996).
Dolly Varden occurs in three life-history forms: an anadromous form that migrates between freshwater streams and the ocean, a stream-resident form that remains in rivers and streams for most of its life, and a lake-run form that remains within a single freshwater body and spawns in adjacent streams (McPhail 2007).
Spawning occurs in autumn within headwaters of small streams. Females lay between 70 and 500 eggs, in pool tail-outs (McPhail 2007). Fry emerge from the gravel in spring (April/May), with juveniles remaining in the stream for two to four years (Armstrong 1970). Juveniles use a variety of habitats, including areas of still or moving water, with gravel or muddy substrates having dense instream vegetation, or open water with little or no instream complexity (Armstrong and Morrow 1980). Large rivers are important as overwintering habitats for larger juveniles, as well as sub-adult anadromous Dolly Varden. The lower Fraser River is likely used as a migratory corridor by Dolly Varden, due to its proximity to nearshore estuarine and coastal feeding and overwintering grounds.
Dolly Varden smolts migrate to the ocean in spring and may remain for only two to four months before returning to fresh water (Armstrong and Morrow 1980), where they feed on the eggs and flesh of decaying salmon (Bond and Quinn 2013). Alternatively, Dolly Varden may remain in marine waters well into the fall months, returning only for spawning or overwintering in freshwater habitats (Bond and Quinn 2013). Spawning can occur over multiple years, but does not necessarily occur in successive years (Mochnacz et al. 2010). Dolly Varden movement patterns are complex and often influenced by a combination of age, size, or maturational state, and the relative abundance of resources in marine and fresh waters. Local environmental
26 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study conditions influence the relative benefit of each habitat, and Dolly Varden may respond with flexibility in the timing of movements among habitats (Bond and Quinn 2013). Generation time for Dolly Varden is five years (Scott and Crossman 1973).
The diet of Dolly Varden varies with life history stages, and is also apparently influenced by the presence of competing fish species. The stream-resident form tends to feed near the bottom of creeks on nymphs and larvae of aquatic insects, with diet shifting to larger prey as fish grow (McPhail 2007). The lake-run form feeds on zooplankton, shifting to benthos found on the lake floor when trout are present (McPhail 2007). Sea-run Dolly Varden feed on macroinvertebrates, juvenile salmon, and other species of fish (Armstrong 1965).
Dolly Varden are not provincially or federally listed. Although population sizes within the Fraser River basin are largely unknown, Dolly Varden are thought to be susceptible to disturbance (e.g., logging, resource extraction, urban development, stream channelization), particularly when it degrades habitat quality and reduces availability of suitable spawning and rearing habitat (COSEWIC 2010). Dolly Varden have and continue to support diverse and regionally important sport fisheries throughout the Fraser River basin.
Bull Trout
Bull trout are endemic to western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The species' current distribution extends from the Oregon-California border and northern Nevada, north to southern Yukon, and southwestern Northwest Territories (McPhail 2007). Although bull trout reach the Pacific coast (B.C. Fraser and Squamish River drainages; Washington: Skagit River drainage, Olympic Peninsula), they are generally restricted to interior drainages (COSEWIC 2012). In B.C., bull trout are found in the cool waters of most major interior watersheds (i.e., upper Columbia, Peace, Liard, and Yukon River drainages), and in major coastal watersheds that penetrate into the interior (Fraser, Homathko, Klinaklini, Skeena, Nass, Iskut-Stikine, and Taku River drainages) (McPhail 2007).
Of the salmonids present within the Fraser River watershed, bull trout are notably a cold water species generally found in waters below 18°C and most commonly in temperatures less than 12°C (Dunham et al. 2003). They exhibit variable life histories (McPhail and Baxter 1996, McPhail 2007), including stream resident, adfluvial (lake-run), large river (fluvial), and sea-run.
Stream resident bull trout are typically associated with high gradient, headwater streams in mountainous regions. They are usually separated from other populations by barrier (e.g., falls, velocity barriers, high temperature) (McPhail and Baxter 1996, McPhail 2007). Stream resident bull trout are non-migratory, and spend their entire life in small streams (McPhail and Baxter 1996, McPhail 2007).
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Adfluvial bull trout migrate between lakes or reservoirs and tributary rivers or streams where they spawn. Spawning can also occur in the inlet or outlet of lakes (Carl et al. 1989). In lakes, adults forage in the littoral zone in the fall and spring, and move to deeper water in the summer, most likely due to temperature constraints (McPhail and Baxter 1996).
Fluvial bull trout live in large rivers and major tributaries, and often migrate to smaller rivers or streams to spawn. Adult bull trout tend to concentrate in cooler areas of the river mainstem, and are often associated with the mouths of spawning streams (McPhail and Baxter 1996, McPhail 2007). Some fluvial bull trout populations are anadromous, and spend part of their life at sea.
Anadromous bull trout populations are suspected to occur in the Squamish and lower Fraser rivers (McPhail and Baxter 1996, McPhail 2007). Because anadromous char populations occur where bull trout and Dolly Varden overlap, evidence that these char are bull trout rather than Dolly Varden is often circumstantial. One char tagged in the Squamish River was recaptured in the Skagit River, after a journey of about 150 km through the Strait of Georgia. Also, tagged char in the Pitt River above Pitt Lake have been recaptured in the Fraser River estuary (McPhail and Baxter 1996).
Bull trout spawn in shallow stream habitats characterized by relatively low gradient, a predominance of small gravel (<20 mm), relatively low water velocity (0.03-0.80 m/s), and proximity to cover (e.g., cut banks, log jams, pools, overhanging vegetation) (McPhail and Baxter 1996). Spawning occurs in the fall, when water temperatures drop below 9°C, which is likely the cue to initiate redd building and spawning behaviour (McPhail and Baxter 1996). Egg incubation occurs during the winter, and fry emerge from the gravel in early spring (mid-April to mid-May) (McPhail and Baxter 1996). Bull trout fry are closely associated with shallow edges of rivers and streams, especially in areas of large, loose gravel, where they use the interstitial habitat for cover (McPhail and Baxter 1996).
Juvenile bull trout rear in spawning streams for at least two years before migrating to the larger rivers, or the ocean, depending on the form (Pratt 1992, McPhail and Baxter 1996). In fresh water, juvenile bull trout tend to shift to deeper, slower-flowing water in the fall, where they stay in contact with coarse substrates and remain closer to cover, which provides ice-free refuge throughout winter (COSEWIC 2012). They forage near the substrate and in the water column, but not at the surface (McPhail and Baxter 1996). As they grow, juveniles shift their diet from benthic organisms and drift to small fish, such as sculpins, mountain whitefish, and trout fry (Pratt 1992).
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Migratory forms seek suitable feeding and overwintering habitat in larger streams and rivers, as well as nearshore coastal areas (COSEWIC 2012). After spawning, bull trout move to overwintering habitats by September or October (Hayes et al. 2011, COSEWIC 2012). The lower Fraser River is likely used as a migratory corridor by bull trout, due to its proximity to nearshore estuarine and coastal feeding and overwintering grounds. Generation time for bull trout is five to seven years (Rieman and Allendorf 2001).
Bull trout are provincially Blue-listed and were designated by COSEWIC in 2012 as being of Special Concern (B.C. CDC 2015). Bull trout populations found in the south coast region of B.C. are currently being considered for listing as species of Special Concern under SARA (DFO 2014d). In B.C., bull trout populations are thought to be diminishing (Hammond 2004). Limiting factors include habitat fragmentation resulting from development associated with resource extraction and logging activities, as well as degradation of habitat quality such as through obstruction to movement, stream channel instability, sedimentations, lack of cover, or increasing water temperatures (Hammond 2004). Furthermore, increasing angling effort may pose additional pressure to diminishing bull trout populations, as new roads allows access to streams that were previously remote (Hammond 2004).
4.2.1.4 Deas Slough
Hydrology and Hydraulics
Deas Slough is a backwater feature of the lower Fraser River South Arm. The slough was formerly a side arm of the river that was dammed off at its upstream end in 1949 (Birtwell et al. 1987a). It is situated about 15 km upstream from the Fraser River mouth at Sand Heads. It is approximately 2,700 m long, 250 m wide, with an average depth of five metres (Birtwell et al. 1987a). Some deeper sections exist in dredged locations in front of the two marinas situated on, and occupying about one-third of the shore of the slough’s south bank (Birtwell et al. 1987a).
In contrast to riverine areas in the South Arm where the riverbed is dominated by sandy substrate, the bottom material in the slough is predominantly silt and clay (Birtwell et al. 1987a). Infrequent and localized dredging takes place to maintain access to small craft harbours and moorage (FREMP 2006). Recent dredging (February 2014) was initiated in lower Deas Slough to re-establish the depth and width of the navigation channel, and to remove materials around the Ferry Road boat ramp that had been affecting recreational boating activity (PMV 2014b). By November 2014, approximately 60,000 m3 of river bottom were removed by cutter suction and disposed of via in-river dispersal (PMV 2015).
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Deas Slough is tidally influenced, with salt water intrusion during the winter freshwater low-flow period, resulting in vertical stratification of the water column. Salinities at depth increase progressively as freshwater flows decrease. However, a sill at the mouth of Deas Slough prevents saline penetration in water greater than four metres deep; thus, salinity at depth is not as high (i.e., approximately 10 practical salinity units) as that recorded in the river just outside the slough, which often reaches 26 practical salinity units (Birtwell et al. 1987a). Stratified conditions in the deeper pockets of the slough are also associated with low levels of dissolved oxygen, and reduced oxidation-reduction potential likely due to low photosynthetic activity, and higher pH (ranging from 6.4 to 8.2), also reflecting the influence of salt water (Birtwell et al. 1987a).
With the onset of freshet, increased river flows reduce salt water intrusion, with low salinity levels characterizing slough waters throughout the water column (Birtwell et al. 1987a). Influx of turbid fresh water reduces water clarity of the slough’s surface water; however, DO levels are generally high (Birtwell et al. 1987a). With the progression of freshet, oxidation-reduction potential also rises in response to increased photosynthetic activity (Birtwell et al. 1987a).
Physical Fish Habitat
The shoreline along Deas Slough is designated primarily as highly productive (red-coded) habitat (BIEAP - FREMP 2014). The intertidal bench transitions shoreward from a mudflat into a brackish marsh, with varying width from approximately 10 m along the north and south banks to approximately 200 m at the upstream end of the slough near the Delta Deas Rowing Club, and on either side of the Deas Slough Bridge north support pier (BIEAP - FREMP 2014). Marsh vegetation is dominated by hard-stemmed bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus), Arctic rush (Juncus arcticus), Lyngbye’s sedge (Carex lyngbyei), and common cattail (Typha latifolia) (BIEAP - FREMP 2014). Riparian vegetation backing the marsh along the north and east banks of Deas Slough consists of reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea), and shrub species such as hardhack (Spiraea douglasii) (BIEAP - FREMP 2014). The riparian zone on the south bank is narrow and confined to the crest and slope of the dike, consisting primarily of mowed grass and clumps of Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) (BIEAP - FREMP 2014).
Deas Island is a Metro Vancouver regional park and defines the slough’s north bank. Most of the areas south of the slough are farmland (grass, crops). Some of the land is below sea level, and is intersected by ditches to facilitate drainage (Birtwell et al. 1987a). Within the park, as well as immediately upstream of the Deas Slough Bridge south support pier, upland vegetation consists of deciduous, mixed, and coniferous tree woodland (BIEAP - FREMP 2014) dominated by black cottonwood, with an understory of red alder and willow, a shrub layer of salmonberry (R. spectabilis) and blackberry, as well as salal (Gaultheria shallon), and huckleberry (Vaccinium sp.) (Birtwell et al. 1987a).
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Intertidal habitat of low (green-coded) to moderate (yellow-coded) productivity also occurs in Deas Slough (Appendix A, Figure 3; BIEAP - FREMP 2014) described as follows: A short (about 50 m) section of shoreline at the upstream end of the slough at the Delta Deas Rowing Club pier, as well as approximately 300 m of shoreline fronting the Deas Island Yacht Club marina on the south bank, are classified as habitat of moderate productivity (yellow-coded). Riprap-armoured shoreline in the vicinity of support piers and pedestals of the existing Deas Slough Bridge on the north and south banks of the slough is characterized as habitat of low (green-coded) to moderate (yellow-coded) productivity. The shoreline fronting the dock, boat launch, and haul-out area at the Captain’s Cove marina on the south bank of the mouth of Deas Slough is characterized as low- productivity habitat (green-coded).
Aquatic Resources
The vertically stratified nature of Deas Slough perpetuates a shallow, productive, low-salinity environment that is used for rearing and overwintering by a number of fish species. Deas Slough is important rearing habitat for underyearling sockeye salmon, which are present in the slough from April to October, with maximum abundance in late June and late July (Birtwell et al. 1987b). Underyearling starry flounder also rear in the lower and, to a lesser extent, in upper Deas Slough in spring and summer, while adult starry flounder are present in the slough in the autumn and winter (Birtwell et al. 1993). Other fish species that have been recorded in Deas Slough include chinook, chum, coho, and pink salmon, prickly sculpin, Pacific staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus), slimy sculpin (C. cognatus), largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus), northern pikeminnow, peamouth, redside shiner, threespine stickleback, longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys), white sturgeon, mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni), and the non-native American shad (Alosa sapidissima) (FISS 2014). Refer to Section 4.2.1 for summaries of the biology, habitat requirements, and status of Pacific salmon, sturgeon, eulachon, trout, and char.
4.2.1.5 Green Slough
Hydrology and Hydraulics
Green Slough drains into the lower Deas Slough and ultimately into the lower Fraser River South Arm. The channel parallels Highway 99 for approximately 155 m from its confluence with Deas Slough until it bends southwest along River Road West for approximately 1.2 km to the Westminster Avenue junction in Delta. Green Slough is outside of Delta’s Fraser River dikes; therefore, it is tidally influenced, and flows into the Fraser River are not impeded. The Green Slough pumping station located at 5596 River Road drains agricultural and residential runoff from Crescent Slough into Green Slough.
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Green Slough is 15 m to 20 m wide along most of its length, although channel width narrows to about 10 m near the pump station. The channel is characterized as a very low-gradient glide, with fairly uniform depths that range from about 0.9 m to 1.5 m. Water levels and flows are relatively stable throughout the year with no surface turbulence, providing perennially wetted fish habitat. The substrate consists predominantly of fines (silt).
The Green Slough pump station consists of two flood boxes and four pumps of a combined capacity of 6.25 m3/s (LGL et al. 2009). The pumps are not screened to prevent fish entrainment, and no fish deflection or entrainment prevention devices are employed at the station (LGL et al. 2009). The pump station is run in two modes: drainage occurs from late September/late November to mid-May/early June to provide flood protection, while irrigation occurs from mid-May/early June to late September/late November to provide agricultural water supply. The side-hinged flood box flap gates are operated using head differential between the upstream and downstream water levers. They typically close whenever water levels are higher downstream than upstream, i.e., on rising tides (LGL et al. 2009). Slough water levels are manipulated by means of chaining shut the flap gates, inserting stop logs into the flood boxes, or opening a sluice gate or flap gate inset to allow for limited water exchange (LGL et al. 2009). As part of the Delta Irrigation Enhancement Project, the operation of this pump station was modestly modified in 2013 to provide enhanced upstream fish access.
Physical Fish Habitat
Green Slough is classified as an environmentally sensitive area (ESA) under Delta’s Official Community Plan. An ESA designation identifies areas of high environmental value requiring protection or mitigation of environmental impacts for any proposed development. As a backwater feature that is tidally influenced, Green Slough provides perennially wetted rearing and overwintering salmonid habitat (LGL et al. 2009). Along Green Slough's length, the riparian buffer is 30 m wide, and overhanging vegetation is ample; however, since it is a very low-gradient glide with a predominance of fines, Green Slough does not offer valuable salmon spawning habitat (LGL et al. 2009).
The shoreline of Green Slough is classified as habitat of high productivity (red-coded) (BIEAP - FREMP 2014). A tidal marsh comprises the lower elevations of the intertidal bench, with vegetation consisting of Lyngbye’s sedge, hard-stemmed bulrush, scouring rush (Equisetum hyemale), and the non-native purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) (BIEAP - FREMP 2014). Riparian vegetation backing the marsh consists of low and tall shrubs of hardhack, red-osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera), non-native Himalayan blackberry and Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius), with isolated areas with black cottonwood (BIEAP - FREMP 2014).
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At EastpointPark Reserve, immediately downstream of the Green Slough pump station, marsh habitat was created and the riparian zone was restored with plantings of native vegetation, to compensate for loss of riparian and mudflat habitat as a result of riprap installation and sheet piling in Green Slough during bridge construction at Admiral Blvd (BIEAP - FREMP 2014). Tidal flows were also improved by removing an old wooden culvert that had collapsed (BIEAP - FREMP 2014).
Compensation works were also undertaken in 1997 at the mouth of Green Slough to restore habitat that was disturbed during upgrade and maintenance works within the existing Captain’s Cove Marina Ltd. marina facility. Compensation included the creation of an intertidal marsh bench, as well as riparian plantings on top of riprap slope (BIEAP - FREMP 2014).
Aquatic Resources
Fish passage into Green Slough is unobstructed. Although salmonid spawning values do not apply, this backwater feature is expected to provide high-value rearing and overwintering habitat for fish, including Pacific salmon, particularly coho and chinook (LGL et al. 2009). Habitat values for salmonids upstream of the flood box and pump station at the confluence with Crescent Slough is anticipated to be relatively low, given impeded fish access, water withdrawal for agricultural use, and high water temperatures in the summer (LGL et al. 2009).
Historical records of cutthroat trout from Crescent Slough exist from 1983 (FISS 2014); however, no salmonids have been detected in the slough since then. Green Slough is also used by non-salmonid species, such as threespine stickleback, prickly sculpin, redside shiner, peamouth, and brassy minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni) (FISS 2014). Non-native fish species also reported from Green Slough include brown catfish, black crappie, pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), carp, goldfish (Carassius auratus), and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) (FISS 2014). Refer to Section 4.2.1 for summaries of the biology, habitat requirements, and status of Pacific salmon, sturgeon, eulachon, trout, and char.
4.2.1.6 Upland Watercourses
106 upland watercourses were identified within the study area (Table 4-1) (see also Appendix A, Figures 1a through 1p).
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Table 4-1 Upland Watercourses Identified within the Study Area (Listed in Southbound Order)
Watercourse 1 Watercourse Name Watercourse Type Classification Reference No. 6 Bridgeport Road Ditch North Ditch Green 7 Bridgeport Road Ditch South Swale Green 8 Patterson Road Ditch North Ditch Yellow 9 Tuttle Avenue Ditch West Ditch, permanent Yellow 10 Tuttle Avenue Ditch East Ditch, permanent Yellow Highway 99 Ditch West (between Cambie Road 11 Swale Yellow and Shell Road) 12 Shell Road Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow Highway 99 Ditch East (between Shell Road and 13 Roadside ditch Yellow Highway 91) Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Shell 14 Roadside ditch Yellow Road and Highway 91) Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between Highway 15 Roadside ditch/Slough Yellow 91 and Westminster Highway) Highway 99 Ditch Southeast (between Highway 16 Roadside ditch/Slough Yellow 91 and Westminster Highway) Westminster Highway Ditch North, east of 17 Ditch Yellow Highway 99 Westminster Highway Ditch South, east of 18 Ditch Yellow Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch East (between Westminster 20 Roadside ditch/Slough Yellow Highway and Blundell Road)
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Watercourse 1 Watercourse Name Watercourse Type Classification Reference No. Highway 99 Ditch West (between Westminster 21 Roadside ditch/Slough Yellow Highway and Blundell Road) 22 Blundell Road Ditch South, east of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow Yellow from Blundell Road to King Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 Ditch East (between Blundell Road 23 Roadside ditch/Slough Highway 99, orange from King and Steveston Highway) Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 to Steveston Highway Yellow from Blundell Road to King Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell Road 24 Roadside ditch/Slough Highway 99, orange from King and Steveston Highway) Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 to Steveston Highway 25 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #1 Ditch Yellow 26 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #2 Ditch Yellow 27 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #3 Ditch Yellow 28 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #4 Ditch Yellow 29 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #5 Ditch Green 30 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #6 Ditch Yellow Richmond Agricultural Ditch #7, east of 31 Ditch Yellow Highway 99 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #7, west of 32 Ditch Green Highway 99 33 King Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 Ditch Orange
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Watercourse 1 Watercourse Name Watercourse Type Classification Reference No. 34 King Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 Ditch Orange 35 Williams Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 Ditch Orange 36 Williams Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 Ditch Orange 37 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #8 Ditch Green 38 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #9 Ditch Green Steveston Highway Ditch North, east of 39 Ditch Orange Highway 99 40 Steveston Highway Interchange Northwest Ditch Ditch Orange Steveston Highway Ditch South, east of 41 Ditch Orange Highway 99 42 Steveston Highway Interchange Southeast Ditch Ditch Green Highway 99 Ditch East (between Steveston 43 Roadside ditch Yellow Highway and Fraser River) Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston Roadside ditch/slough, 44 Dashed-red Highway and Fraser River) Permanent 45 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 Ditch Yellow 46 Jacobsen Way/Hartnell Road Ditch Ditch Dashed-red 47 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #11 Ditch Orange 48 Rice Mill Road Ditch North Ditch Orange 49 Rice Mill Road Ditch South Ditch Orange 53 River Road Ditch Northwest, north of Highway 99 Ditch Dashed-red 54 River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99 Ditch Dashed-red
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Watercourse 1 Watercourse Name Watercourse Type Classification Reference No. Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between River 55 Roadside ditch Dashed-red Road and Highway 17A) Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between River 56 Roadside ditch Dashed-red Road and Highway 17A) Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between 57 Roadside ditch Yellow Highway 17A and 64 St) Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 58 Roadside ditch Yellow Highway 17A and 64 St) 59 Delta Agricultural Ditch #1 Ditch Yellow Burns Drive Ditch Northeast (between 64 St and 60 Roadside ditch Yellow Highway 17) Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 St and 61 Roadside ditch Yellow Highway 17) 62 64 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow 64 Delta Agricultural Ditch #2 Ditch Yellow 65 Delta Agricultural Ditch #4 Ditch Yellow 66 Crescent Slough, northeast of Highway 99 Slough, Permanent Orange 67 Crescent Slough, southwest of Highway 99 Slough, Permanent Orange Highway 99 Ditch North (between Highway 17 68 Roadside ditch Yellow and Ladner Trunk Road) Orange immediately west of Highway 99 Ditch South (between Highway 17 69 Roadside ditch Crescent Slough, yellow and Ladner Trunk Road) otherwise
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Watercourse 1 Watercourse Name Watercourse Type Classification Reference No. 70 Delta Agricultural Ditch #6 Ditch Orange 71 SFPR Ditch West, north of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow 72 Delta Agricultural Ditch #7 Ditch Yellow 73 Delta Agricultural Ditch #8 Ditch Yellow 74 Delta Agricultural Ditch #9 Ditch Green 75 72 St Ditch West, south of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow 76 72 St Ditch East, south of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow 77 Delta Agricultural Ditch #10 Ditch Yellow 78 Delta Agricultural Ditch #11 Ditch Yellow 79 80 St Ditch West, south of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow 80 80 St Ditch East, south of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow Burns Drive Ditch North (between Highway 17 81 Ditch Yellow and Ladner Trunk Road) 82 Burns Drive Cross-Ditch #1 Ditch Yellow 83 Burns Drive Cross-Ditch #2 Ditch Yellow 86 88 St Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow 87 88 St Ditch East, south of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow 88 88 St Ditch West, north of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow 89 88 St Ditch West, south of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow 90 Delta Agricultural Ditch #18 Ditch Yellow 91 Delta Agricultural Ditch #14 Ditch Yellow
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Watercourse 1 Watercourse Name Watercourse Type Classification Reference No. 92 Delta Agricultural Ditch #15, north of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow 93 Delta Agricultural Ditch #15, south of Highway 99 Ditch Yellow 94 Delta Agricultural Ditch #17 Ditch Yellow Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Southwest Inner 95 Roadside ditch Yellow Ditch Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Southeast Inner 96 Roadside ditch Yellow Ditch Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northwest Outer 97 Roadside ditch Yellow Ditch Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northeast Inner 98 Roadside ditch Yellow Ditch Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northeast Outer 99 Roadside ditch Yellow Ditch 100 Ladner Trunk Road Ditch North, east of 96 St Roadside ditch Yellow Yellow from Ladner Trunk Road to Delta Agricultural Ditch # 16, orange from Delta Agricultural Ditch # 16 to Highway 99 Ditch North (between Ladner Trunk approximately 500 m east of 102 Roadside ditch Road and Highway 91) 104 Street Ditch, dashed-red from 500 m east of 104 Street Ditch to 112 Street Ditch, orange from 112 Street Ditch to Highway 91
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Watercourse 1 Watercourse Name Watercourse Type Classification Reference No. Highway 99 Ditch South (between Ladner Trunk 103 Roadside ditch Dashed-red Road and Highway 91) 104 Delta Agricultural Ditch #16 Ditch Orange 105 104 Street Ditch Ditch Orange Orange from BNSF Railway Overpass to approximately 500 106 BNSF Ditch Ditch m east of 104 Street Ditch, dashed-red east of there 109 112 Street Ditch, north of Highway 99 Ditch Dashed-red 110 112 Street Ditch, south of Highway 99 Ditch Dashed-red 111 Oliver Slough Slough, permanent Dashed-red Highway 91 Interchange Ditches, south of 112 Ditch Orange Highway 99 Dashed-red at west end, 113 Highway 91 Interchange South Outer Ditch Ditch orange at east end 114 Eugene Creek Ditch Dashed-red 115 Eugene Creek Diversion Ditch Dashed-red Highway 99 Ditch South (between Highway 91 116 Roadside ditch Dashed-red and Peacock Brook) Highway 99 Ditch North (between Highway 91 117 Roadside ditch Dashed-red and Peacock Brook) Note: 1 Watercourse reference numbers correspond to those shown in Appendix A.
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Physical Fish Habitat
Detailed habitat assessments were conducted at 33 of 106 minor upland watercourses (Appendix B, Table 3) as well as Green Slough. The remaining 73 were assessed using photographs taken in the field and from imagery available online through City of Richmond (Richmond 2014) and DeltaMap (Delta 2002, 2003a, b, 2012). Ditches and sloughs within the study area are low-gradient (≤0.5 per cent) with fine sediment substrates. Mesohabitats consist solely of straight runs without any pools or riffles. Overall instream cover was found to be generally limited (absent at 13 sites, trace at 48 sites, and moderate at 42 sites), with the exception of four sites that have abundant cover, i.e., Westminster Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99; Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 St and Highway 17); and Burns Drive Cross-Ditch #1. The main cover observed in these watercourses is overhanging and instream vegetation. Instream features provided trace cover at only few sites: trace cover provided by small or large woody debris, deep pools, and undercut banks occur at 11, 12, and 11 sites, respectively. Ninety-three of 107 sites have either no or less than 20 per cent crown closure, nine sites have less than 40 per cent, four have less than 70 per cent, and one has greater than 90 per cent. Riparian vegetation was observed to consist mainly of grassed roadside shoulders, shrubs lining ditch banks, and adjacent agricultural fields.
In Situ Water Quality
Table 4-2 summarizes the spring, summer, and autumn water quality data from upland watercourses sampled within the study area, in relation to the B.C. WQG criteria for temperature, DO, and pH. Water quality data are provided in Appendix B, Tables 4 through 6.
All sites sampled in the spring and autumn met the B.C. WQG criteria for temperature; however, all of the sites sampled in summer exceeded the criteria. Dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations were below the water quality guidelines for at all sites sampled in spring and summer, aside from three in the spring sampling, four in the summer, and 7 in the autumn. The B.C. WQG criteria for pH were met for nine of 25 sites sampled in spring, 13 of 15 sites sampled in the summer summer, and 11 of 34 sites sampled in autumn. Conductivity varied across sites but was generally low.
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Table 4-2 Summary of Water Quality Data for Upland Watercourses Sampled in the Study Area
Dissolved Descriptive Temperature Conductivity Oxygen pH Sampling Statistic (°C) (µS/cm) Period n (mg/L) (2014) B.C. WQG 6 – 17 >5 6.5 – 9.0 n/a Criteria Mean 10.6 1.48 6.30 649 4.69 – Range 7.8 - 14.0 0.07 – 5.50 100 - 1,764 7.45 Spring 25 Per cent within B.C. 100% 12% 67% n/a WQG criteria Mean 20.7 2.9 7.00 2899 Range 17.4 – 25.2 0.12 – 8.55 6.03 - 7.69 135 - 29435 Summer 15 Per cent within B.C. 0% 27% 87% n/a WQG criteria Mean 13.9 3.61 6.17 492 Range 11.9 – 15.4 1.03 - 12.03 1.86 - 6.68 24 – 2,027 Autumn 34 Per cent within B.C. 100% 21% 32% n/a WQG criteria
Fish Presence and Distribution
Including Crescent Slough, fish presence has been previously documented in 39 of the assessed upland watercourses within the study area (Delta 2002, 2003a, FISS 2014). Crescent Slough and Big Slough are the only watercourses with historic records of CRA species (i.e., cutthroat trout, chinook and coho salmon); however, these capture dates are from 1983 (FISS 2014), and this watercourse is generally considered to be non-salmonid bearing, especially within reaches close to the Highway 99 ROW (Hemmera 2006).
During the spring sampling period, 88 minnow traps were set at 26 sites within the study area for a total of 1,971 hours of sampling effort. In autumn, 88 traps were set in 34 watercourses for a total of 1,994 hours of sampling effort. Species captured include the native species brassy minnow and threespine stickleback, and the non-native brown catfish, goldfish, and pumpkinseed. Historic and recent fish capture data for the study area are summarized in Table 4-3.
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Table 4-3 Summary of Historic and Recent Fish Captures within Upland Watercourses in the Study Area
Previous Watercourse Corporation Current Study Current Study Studies Reference Watercourse Name of Delta 1 (Spring 2014) (Autumn 2014) (DataBC 2014, No. Studies FISS 2014) 6 Bridgeport Road Ditch North NFC NFC - - 7 Bridgeport Road Ditch South - - - - 8 Patterson Road Ditch North - - - - 9 Tuttle Avenue Ditch West TSB TSB - - 10 Tuttle Avenue Ditch East - - - - Highway 99 Ditch West (between Cambie - - 11 - - Road and Shell Road) 12 Shell Road Ditch East, north of Highway 99 - TSB - - Highway 99 Ditch East (between Shell 13 - TSB - - Road and Highway 91) Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 14 - - - - Shell Road and Highway 91) Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between 15 - - - - Highway 91 and Westminster Highway) Highway 99 Ditch Southeast (between 16 TSB TSB - - Highway 91 and Westminster Highway) Westminster Highway Ditch South, east of 17 - TSB - - Highway 99 Westminster Highway Ditch South, east of 18 - TSB Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch East (between 20 - - TSB - Westminster Highway and Blundell Road)
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Previous Watercourse Corporation Current Study Current Study Studies Reference Watercourse Name of Delta 1 (Spring 2014) (Autumn 2014) (DataBC 2014, No. Studies FISS 2014) Highway 99 Ditch West (between 21 TSB TSB - - Westminster Highway and Blundell Road) Blundell Road Ditch South, east of 22 TSB TSB - - Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch East (between Blundell 23 - - RSC, TSB - Road and Steveston Highway) Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell 24 TSB TSB - - Road and Steveston Highway) 33 King Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 TSB PMB, TSB - - 35 Williams Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 TSB, BNH NFC - - Steveston Highway Ditch North, east of 39 TSB PMB, TSB - - Highway 99 Steveston Highway Ditch South, east of 41 - TSB - - Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch West (between 44 NFC PMB, TSB PMB, TSB - Steveston Highway and Fraser River) 45 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 NFC NFC - - 46 Jacobsen Way/Hartnell Road Ditch NFC - - - 48 Rice Mill Road Ditch North NFC TSB - - River Road Ditch Northwest, north of 53 TSB TSB - CP, TSB Highway 99 River Road Ditch Southeast, south of BMC, GC, 54 TSB - - Highway 99 PMB, TSB
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Previous Watercourse Corporation Current Study Current Study Studies Reference Watercourse Name of Delta 1 (Spring 2014) (Autumn 2014) (DataBC 2014, No. Studies FISS 2014) Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between 57 - TSB - - Highway 17A and 64 St) Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 58 TSB GC, TSB - - Highway 17A and 64 St) Burns Drive Ditch Northeast (between 64 60 TSB, PMB GC, PMB, TSB - - St and Highway 17) Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 BMC, PMB, 61 - - - St and Highway 17) TSB 64 Delta Agricultural Ditch #2 TSB - - - BCB, BMC, CP, BNH, CP, 66 Crescent Slough, northeast of Highway 99 - - CCT, PCC, TSB, BMC, PMB, TSB PMB, RSC BCB, BMC, BH, BSU, CAS, CP, 67 Crescent Slough, southwest of Highway 99 - - CT, GC, LMB, - PCC, PMB, RSC, TSB Highway 17 Ditch West, north of BH, BMC, CP, 71 - - - Highway 99 PMB, TSB 72 Delta Agricultural Ditch #7 - - TSB - CP, LMB, PCC, 75 72 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 - - TSB, RSC PMB, RSC, TSB 77 Delta Agricultural Ditch #10 - PMB, TSB - - 78 Delta Agricultural Ditch #11 TSB NFC - -
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Previous Watercourse Corporation Current Study Current Study Studies Reference Watercourse Name of Delta 1 (Spring 2014) (Autumn 2014) (DataBC 2014, No. Studies FISS 2014) 79 80 St Ditch West, south of Highway 99 - - BMC, RSC, TSB - 80 80 St Ditch East, south of Highway 99 - - BMC, RSC, TSB TSB 86 88 St Ditch East, north of Highway 99 NFC TSB - TSB 87 88 St Ditch East, south of Highway 99 - NFC - - 88 88 St Ditch West, north of Highway 99 NFC TSB - - 89 88 St Ditch West, south of Highway 99 NFC NFC - - Burns Drive Ditch North (between 81 - NFC - - Highway 17 and Ladner Trunk Road) Highway 99 Ditch North (between SFPR 102 - NFC and Ladner Trunk Road) 104 Delta Agricultural Ditch #16 TSB PMB, TSB 105 104 Street Ditch - TSB ACT, BH, BMC,BNH,CBC, CC,CH,CO,CP, BNH,TSB, 107 Big Slough, south of Highway 99 CT,FM,GC,L, BMC,PMB,C PCC,PMB,RB, P RL, RSC,SP, TSB BH, CBC, PMB, 108 Big Slough, north of Highway 99 - - - TSB TSB, BMC, 110 112 Street Ditch, south of Highway 99 TSB BNH, PMB TSB PMB
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Previous Watercourse Corporation Current Study Current Study Studies Reference Watercourse Name of Delta 1 (Spring 2014) (Autumn 2014) (DataBC 2014, No. Studies FISS 2014) BNH, CP, PMB, 111 Oliver Slough - - TSB SB Highway 91 Interchange Ditches, south of 112 - - - TSB, BMC Highway 99 CAS, PMB, SB, 113 Highway 91 Interchange South Outer Ditch - - - TSB 115 Eugene Creek Diversion - - PMB, TSB - Highway 99 Ditch North (between Highway 117 - BMC,TSB - - 91 and Peacock Brook) Notes: 1 Watercourse reference numbers correspond to those shown in Appendix A Shaded cells indicate sites where CRA fish have been documented NFC = no fish caught BCB = black crappie; BH = catfish (general); BMC = brassy minnow; BNH = brown catfish; BS = bass/sunfish (general); CAS = prickly sculpin; CP = carp; CT = cutthroat trout; GC = goldfish; LMB = largemouth bass; PCC = peamouth; PMB = pumpkinseed; RSC = redside shiner; SB = stickleback (general); TSB = threespine stickleback. "-" = no data
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The City of Richmond classifies ditches along the west side of Highway 99 south of Westminster Highway flowing towards the Fraser River South Arm as salmon-bearing. Along the east side of Highway 99, salmon-bearing status is assigned to ditches south of Bridgeport Road to Steveston Highway. However, no salmonid species have been previously documented within Richmond ditches (FISS 2014), and extensive sampling efforts in the study area in 2014 did not result in capture of salmonids. Connectivity of these ditches to the Fraser River South Arm appears to be very limited by the presence of pump stations and flood boxes. Located at the south end of Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston Highway and Fraser River), and at the intersection of Steveston Highway and No. 6 Road, this flood-control infrastructure appears to pose considerable restrictions to salmonid access into this ditch network. Connectivity and distance of the watercourses from the Fraser River South Arm are also expected to limit access and use. Classification of these watercourses according to the codes and definitions presented in Table 3-2 reflects these limitations on fish access, results of fish sampling efforts in 2014, and low fish habitat values, which includes relatively poor water quality observed in ditches within the study area.
North of the Fraser River South Arm, Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston Highway and Fraser River South Arm) is classified as dashed-red, and Highway 99 Ditch East (between Steveston Highway and Fraser River South Arm) as yellow. Jacobsen Way/Hartnell Road Ditch is also classified as dashed-red, because it has the potential to flow directly into Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston Highway and Fraser River) (Appendix A, Figure 1f). North of Steveston Highway, Highway 99 ditches are classified as orange until King Road, and yellow north of that location (Appendix A, Figure 1b-1f).
South of Fraser River South Arm and its well-connected Deas and Green sloughs, Delta catchment areas FA-5 and FA-5 overlap with the study area and have some potential to support salmonid species, such as cutthroat trout. Salmonid presence was documented more than 30 years ago (Delta 2003a, FISS 2014); however, previous sampling conducted for the Ministry’s South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) project and sampling efforts applied in 2014 did not result in the capture of any salmonids. Access to these Delta ditches by salmonids from the Lower Fraser River/Green Slough is likely impaired by flood-control infrastructure. Flows into Crescent Slough are limited by a flood box and pump station at the confluence with Green Slough (LGL et al. 2009). In classifying these ditches, consideration was given to distance from Green Slough. Ditches from Deas Slough to Highway 17A are therefore classified as dashed- red; ditches east of Highway 17A are not continuous with those west of Highway 17A and are classified as yellow and orange.
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4.3 Incidental Observations
Incidental observations include aquatic and terrestrial wildlife other than fish that were either captured in minnow traps or observed during the course of the field work. Amphibian captures include the non-native American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), green frog (L. clamatans), and northwestern salamander (Ambystoma gracile). Invertebrate captures include dragonfly naiads (Aeshna sp.), water beetles, aquatic snails, and leeches (Table 4-4).
Table 4-4 Summary of Incidental Observations of Aquatic Organisms
Count Common Name Scientific Taxon Spring Autumn Amphibians American bullfrog and/or green frog Lithobates spp. 65 ~380 tadpoles Northwestern salamander Ambystoma gracile - 1 Invertebrates Phylum Mollusca, Aquatic snails 9 ~120 Class Gastropoda Beetle Order Coleoptera 7 29 Dragonfly naiads Aeshna sp. 2 - Phylum Annelida, Freshwater leeches 9 70 Subclass Hirudinea Notes: “-” indicates no incidental captures
Field crews took particular care to look for autumn meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum), a provincially Blue-listed dragonfly species (B.C. CDC 2015), and signs of Pacific water shrew (Sorex bendirii), a semi-aquatic mammal species that is provincially Red-listed (B.C. CDC 2015), listed as Endangered under SARA Schedule 1 (Government of Canada 2013), and designated as Endangered by COSEWIC (2006). However, none were observed. Table 4-5 provides a summary of terrestrial wildlife incidental observations.
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Table 4-5 Summary of Incidental Observations of Terrestrial Wildlife
Number Species Location Observed Observed/ Comments Mallard Highway 99 Ditch West (between 1 (Anas platyrhynchos) Steveston Highway and Fraser River) Marsh Wren Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 1 (Cistothorus palustris) Delta Agricultural Ditch #11 1 Muskrat 80 St Ditch East, south of Highway 99 1 (Ondatra zibethicus)
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5.0 Discussion
The major results arising from the information review and field freshwater fish and fish habitat study of existing conditions are discussed below.
5.1 Key Findings
5.1.1 Commercial, Recreational, or Aboriginal Fish Values
The review of existing information confirmed that extensive fish and fish habitat information is available for the major watercourses that intersect the study area, including the lower Fraser River, specifically South Arm, and Deas and Green sloughs. Major watercourses have suitable habitat to meet the life history needs of various fish species that are considered to have CRA fisheries values. The full list of CRA fish species that occur within the study area includes five species of Pacific salmon (coho, chinook, chum, pink, and sockeye), two species of trout (coastal cutthroat, and rainbow/steelhead), two species of char (Dolly Varden and bull trout), two species of sturgeon (green and white), and eulachon.
The Fraser River South Arm and tidal features in the lower river reaches (e.g., Deas and Green sloughs) are well-documented as providing important habitat values for all of the aforementioned CRA fish species. Most notably, the lower river is a significant upstream migration corridor for adult Pacific salmon and a rearing habitat corridor for out-migrating juveniles. Juvenile salmon (especially chinook, chum, and to a lesser extent coho) receive considerable feeding and refuge benefits from key estuarine tidal habitats, in particular tidal marshes and adjacent un-vegetated flats, as they move downstream into the lower estuary. These same river reaches and well-connected tidal backwaters also provide important habitat values for various life history stages of coastal cutthroat trout, rainbow trout (including steelhead), white sturgeon, and eulachon. Adult green sturgeon also potentially occur, but in low numbers and primarily in the lower estuary.
Upland watercourses within the study area comprise mainly roadside or agricultural ditches. Fish access into these ditches is typically limited by flood control infrastructure (i.e., dikes with pump stations and flood boxes), which impacts their connectivity to higher-value CRA fish waters located further downstream. With specific consideration towards salmonids (i.e., Pacific salmon, trout and char), which are the most likely CRA fish to occur in these ditches, low gradients and finer streambed substrates preclude any potential for spawning. The most likely life history stage of salmonids that would inhabit these ditches are juvenile fish, in particular rearing juvenile Pacific salmon (e.g., chinook and coho salmon). Based on fieldwork in 2014, water quality tends to be quite poor seasonally, with relatively high water temperatures, low
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DO concentrations, and seasonally acidic pH levels. These conditions are expected to preclude or deter the use of these watercourses by rearing salmonids, except during winter months when more suitable water quality conditions may occur.
Although fish sampling occurred at 61 sites during the spring and autumn 2014, when water levels and water quality should have been most suitable for salmonids, no salmonids were caught in upland ditches within the study area.
All of the watercourses within the study area were classified based on a classification scheme that focuses primarily on CRA fisheries values. Watercourse reaches with CRA values are described in this report and mapped in the appended watercourse classification maps (Appendix A) as year-round CRA fish habitats (red-coded), seasonal CRA fish habitats (dashed-red-coded), or as a significant upstream source of food and nutrients to CRA fish habitats (orange-coded). For the upland watercourses, this coding is generally based on potential rather than confirmed CRA fish habitat values. Furthermore, it is noted that potential habitat use by CRA fish is considered to decrease with distance from downstream confirmed CRA fish habitats into which these watercourses drain. This assumption is based on the best professional judgement of this report’s authors; additional fieldwork would be required to more definitely characterize the full distribution of CRA fish.
5.1.2 Non-Commercial, Recreational, or Aboriginal Fish Values
With the exception of major watercourses and a select few minor upland watercourses within the study area, the majority of the remaining watercourses are low-gradient channelized ditches characterized by fine bottom substrates and poor connectivity to downstream CRA waters. Additionally, the use of these watercourses by fish may be limited by poor water quality conditions, in particular high temperatures and low DO levels. In the warmer summer months, these poor water quality conditions would presumably be heightened due to lower flows, higher water temperatures, and lower DO concentrations. As a result, some of these ditches may not support any fish (even resident fish) on a year-round basis.
Numerous different resident fish species have been previously documented within the study area (refer to Appendix B, Table 1); however, fish fauna captured by minnow trapping in 2014 were limited to three native fish species (threespine stickleback, brassy minnow, and bull trout) and two introduced fish species (goldfish and pumpkinseed). All of these fish, in particular threespine stickleback and the three introduced species, are known to be tolerant of poor water quality conditions and therefore are not unexpected within the study area.
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Based on the watercourse classification scheme developed for this study, non-CRA watercourse reaches are described in this report and mapped in the accompanying watercourse classification maps (Appendix A) as resident fish habitats (yellow-coded) or non-fish bearing habitats (green-coded). The majority of the watercourses overlapping with the Project alignment have non-CRA fish habitat values.
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Fraser River North Arm Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Non-salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: #: ID Watercourse Patterson Road Ditch North Ditch Road Patterson
no records no U V 8 99 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish none Classification: Richmond of City Name: 7 #: ID Watercourse Fish Presence: Presence: Fish none Classification: Richmond of City Name: 6 #: ID Watercourse Bridgeport Road Ditch South Ditch Road Bridgeport Bridgeport Road Ditch North Ditch Road Bridgeport
Sea Island Way no records no NFC
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Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Non-salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: #: ID Watercourse 10
Tuttle Avenue Ditch East Ditch Tuttle Avenue No 4 Road 4 No 9
no records no
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City Name: Name:
10
Tuttle Avenue Ditch West Ditch Tuttle Avenue
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Fish Presence: Presence: Fish City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Figure 1b Figure Name: Name:
WATERCOURSE CLASSIFICATIONS Watercourse ID #: #: ID TUNNEL MASSEY GEORGE Watercourse
100 REPLACEMENT PROJECT REPLACEMENT Highway 99 Ditch West (between Cambie Road and Shell Road) Shell and Road Cambie (between West Ditch 99 Highway
Richmond
no records no
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
11
Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Shell Road and Highway 91) Highway and Road Shell (between Southwest Ditch 99 Highway 200 Shell Road Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Highway of north East, Ditch Road Shell
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no records no Tunnel
TSB
DFO No Classification No DFO 1:8,000
Meters 14
± 12 Delta
300
DFO No Classification No DFO DFO Non-salmonid-bearing DFO 20/01/2016 20/01/2016 400 0 Kilometres
UV17 2 500 Surrey 4 Watercourse ID #: Name: City of Richmond Classification: Fish Presence:
Patterson Road Ditch North
Watercourse ID #: Name: 8 City of Richmond Classification: no records Fish Presence: Bridgeport Road Ditch North Watercourse ID #: Name: City of Richmond Classification: Fish Presence: Bridgeport Road Ditch South 6
DFO Non-salmonid-bearing NFC
7 no records
none
Sea Island Way none
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Watercourse ID #: Name: City of Richmond Classification: Fish Presence: Tuttle Avenue Ditch East
10 10 no records
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Watercourse ID #: Name: City of Richmond Classification: Fish Presence:
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DFO Non-salmonid-bearing Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Non-salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: 12 #: ID Watercourse Shell Road Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Highway of north East, Ditch Road Shell TSB Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Classification No DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: 13 #: ID Watercourse Highway 99 Ditch East (between Shell Road and Highway 91) Highway and Road Shell (between East Ditch 99 Highway TSB Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Classification No DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: 11 #: ID Watercourse Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Classification No DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: 14 #: ID Watercourse Highway 99 Ditch West (between Cambie Road and Shell Road) Shell and Road Cambie (between West Ditch 99 Highway Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Shell Road and Highway 91) Highway and Road Shell (between Southwest Ditch 99 Highway no records no
no records no
Shell Road Shell
11
12 No 5 Road 5 No
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Westminster Highway
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Highway 99 Ditch Southeast (between Highway 91 and Westminster Highway) Westminster and 91 Highway (between Southeast Ditch 99 Highway
TSB 16
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Watercourse Classification Watercourse Legend SOURCES DFO No Classification No DFO
0
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
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100 REPLACEMENT PROJECT REPLACEMENT no records no
Richmond 15
200 DFO No Classification No DFO Massey George Tunnel
1:8,000
Meters
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City Delta
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Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
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Westminster Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 Highway of east North, Ditch Highway Westminster no records no
20/01/2016 20/01/2016
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Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
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TSB
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Watercourse ID #:
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14 no records 11 no records
DFO No Classification DFO No Classification
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18
20
21
Name: Name:
Highway 99 Ditch East (between Westminster Highway and Blundell Road) Blundell and Highway Westminster (between East Ditch 99 Highway
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
TSB
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Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse TSB
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20/01/2016 20/01/2016 Name: Name:
400 Blundell Road Ditch South, east of Highway 99 Highway of east South, Ditch Road Blundell
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Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse UV17 2
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Name: Name:
Highway 99 Ditch East (between Westminster Highway and Blundell Road) Blundell and Highway Westminster (between East Ditch 99 Highway City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
20
21
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
TSB DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO
20
Name: Name:
Highway 99 Ditch West (between Westminster Highway and Blundell Road) Blundell and Highway Westminster (between West Ditch 99 Highway
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City Name: Name:
22
Blundell Road Ditch South, east of Highway 99 Highway of east South, Ditch Road Blundell
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Blundell Road
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
TSB DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO
No 5 Road No 5
21
TSB
DFO No Classification No DFO
22
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City Name: Name:
25
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Richmond Agricultural Ditch # 5 # Ditch Agricultural Richmond
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
Name: Name: Name: Name:
26
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Richmond Agricultural Ditch #1 Ditch Agricultural Richmond
Richmond Agricultural Ditch # 6 # Ditch Agricultural Richmond
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Richmond Agricultural Ditch #4 Ditch Agricultural Richmond
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
no records no 23
29
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
no records no none Name: Name:
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish no records no no records no
27 #2 Ditch Agricultural Richmond
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
25
30
28
Richmond Agricultural Ditch #7, east of Highway 99 Highway of east #7, Ditch Agricultural Richmond
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City none
24
none none
Name: Name:
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Name: Name:
no records no
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Highway 99 Ditch East (between Blundell Road and Steveston Highway) Steveston and Road Blundell (between East Ditch 99 Highway
26
Richmond Agricultural Ditch #3 Ditch Agricultural Richmond
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name:
none no records no 28 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #7, westof Highway 99
City of Richmond Classification:
no records no
31 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Fish Presence: Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
27 Watercourse ID #:
none
none
RSC,TSB
29 norecords DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO
23 32
Name: Name: City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
none
King Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 Highway of east Ditch, Road King
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse 30
23
no records no
34
32 none
31
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City 33 34
Name: Name:
King Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 Highway of west Ditch, Road King
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
24
23
PMB,TSB
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UV17 2 500 Surrey 4
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Richmond Agricultural Ditch # 5 # Ditch Agricultural Richmond
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Name: Name:
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Richmond Agricultural Ditch # 6 # Ditch Agricultural Richmond
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
no records no
Name: Name:
29
no records no
none
Richmond Agricultural Ditch #7, east of Highway 99 Highway of east #7, Ditch Agricultural Richmond
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
30
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
none
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
no records no
Name: Name:
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
31
Highway 99 Ditch East (between Blundell Road and Steveston Highway) Steveston and Road Blundell (between East Ditch 99 Highway
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
none City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Richmond Agricultural Ditch #3 Ditch Agricultural Richmond Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse Name: Name:
Richmond Agricultural Ditch #7, west of Highway 99 of Highway west #7, Ditch Agricultural Richmond
no records no Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
City of Richmond Classification: none Classification: Richmond of City
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse 27 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Watercourse ID #: 32 #: ID Watercourse
none
RSC,TSB
DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO 23 no records no
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Name: Name:
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish King Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 Highway of east Ditch, Road King
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse 24
31 23 no records no
32
34
none
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City U V
99 Name: Name:
33
King Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 Highway of west Ditch, Road King Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse 34
PMB,TSB
DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO
33
24 23
36 Name: Name:
City of Richmond Classification: none Classification: Richmond of City 35 Williams Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 Highway of west Ditch, Road Williams Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Watercourse ID #: 36 #: ID Watercourse Name: Name: City of Richmond Classification: none Classification: Richmond of City Williams Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 Highway of east Ditch, Road Williams no records no Name: Name: Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
37 35 #: ID Watercourse Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell Road and Steveston Highway) Steveston and Road Blundell (between West Ditch 99 Highway
DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City 24 BNHTSB City of Richmond Classification: none Classification: Richmond of City Name: Name: Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Richmond Agricultural Ditch #8 Ditch Agricultural Richmond Watercourse ID #: 37 #: ID Watercourse Watercourse ID #: ID Watercourse Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Name: Name: no records no Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston Highway and Fraser River) Fraser and Highway Steveston (between West Ditch 99 Highway
Name: Name: 23 Salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: Name: 38 Salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City TSB 24 Steveston Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 Highway of east South, Ditch Highway Steveston Steveston Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 of Highway east North, Ditch Highway Steveston City of Richmond Classification: none Classification: Richmond of City Name: Name: Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Watercourse ID #: 41 #: ID Watercourse Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Watercourse ID #: ID Watercourse Watercourse ID #: 39 #: ID Watercourse Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Richmond Agricultural Ditch #9 Ditch Agricultural Richmond Watercourse ID #: 38 #: ID Watercourse PMB,TSB PMB,TSB TSB no records no
44
24 40
39 Steveston Highway
Name: Name: 41
43 Highway 99 Ditch East (between Steveston Highway and Fraser River) Fraser and Highway Steveston (between East Ditch 99 Highway 42 DFO No Classification (northern portion) (northern Classification No DFO Classification: Richmond of City DFO No Classification No DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: Name:
Name: Name: Steveston Highway Interchange Southeast Ditch Southeast Interchange Highway Steveston
City of Richmond Classification: none Classification: Richmond of City 44 Name: Name: City of Richmond Classification: none Classification: Richmond of City Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Jacobsen Way/Hartnell Road Ditch Road Way/Hartnell Jacobsen Watercourse ID #: 42 #: ID Watercourse Steveston Highway Interchange Northwest Ditch Northwest Interchange Highway Steveston Watercourse ID #: 46 #: ID Watercourse Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Watercourse ID #: 43 #: ID Watercourse Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Watercourse ID #: 40 #: ID Watercourse no records no
no records no
NFC No 5 Road 5 No no records no
43 45 Richmond City of Richmond Classification: none Classification: Richmond of City Name: Name: Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 Ditch Agricultural Richmond Watercourse ID #: 45 #: ID Watercourse Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
44
46 NFC
48 47
Watercourse ID #: Name: Rice Mill Road City of Richmond Classification: 48 Fish Presence: 49 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #11
43 47 no records
44
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49 Richmond no records 48 TSB 200 DFO Salmonid-bearing Massey George
DFO Salmonid-bearing Tunnel 1:8,000 Meters Delta 300 ± 20/01/2016 20/01/2016 400 0 Kilometres
UV17 2 500 Surrey 4
Name: Name:
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Williams Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 Highway of east Ditch, Road Williams
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
BNHTSB
35
none
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
Steveston Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 Highway of east North, Ditch Highway Steveston
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
PMB,TSB
Steveston Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 Highway of east South, Ditch Highway Steveston
DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
39
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
TSB
DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO
41
Name: Name:
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Steveston Highway Interchange Southeast Ditch Southeast Interchange Highway Steveston
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
no records no
42
none
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 Ditch Agricultural Richmond Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
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NFC
44
45 none Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: 47 #: ID Watercourse Steveston Highway Richmond Agricultural Ditch #11 Ditch Agricultural Richmond no records no Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: 49 #: ID Watercourse Rice Mill Road Ditch South Ditch Road Mill Rice Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: #: ID Watercourse no records no Rice Mill Road Ditch North Ditch Road Mill Rice TSB
48 V
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Watercourse ID #: Bridge Slough Deas Name: No Municipal Classification Fish Presence:Deas Slough 51
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Watercourse ID #:
Name:
No Municipal Classification Fish Presence:
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52 no records Street 62B
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Watercourse ID #: Name: Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Fish Presence:
River Road Ditch Northwest, north of Highway 99
CP,TSB
53
55 56
Watercourse ID #: Name: Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Watercourse ID #: Fish Presence: Name: Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Fish Presence:
C-Highway 99 to 60 Ave; B-north of 60 Ave
River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99
Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between River Road and Highway 17A)
BMC,GC,PMB,TSB
54 no records 56
Watercourse ID #: Name: Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Fish Presence:
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TSB 57 UV17 2 500 Surrey 4
C
Name: Name:
Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell Road and Steveston Highway) Steveston and Road Blundell (between West Ditch 99 Highway
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston Highway and Fraser River) Fraser and Highway Steveston (between West Ditch 99 Highway
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
TSB
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO
24
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
PMB,TSB
DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO
44
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City Name: Name:
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Name: Name:
Richmond Agricultural Ditch #9 Ditch Agricultural Richmond
Steveston Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 Highway of east North, Ditch Highway Steveston
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
no records no
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Name: Name:
Name: Name: City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
38
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Name: Name:
PMB,TSB
Jacobsen Way/Hartnell Road Ditch Road Way/Hartnell Jacobsen Steveston Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 Highway of east South, Ditch Highway Steveston
none
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO
Name: Name:
Highway 99 Ditch East (between Steveston Highway and Fraser River) Fraser and Highway Steveston (between East Ditch 99 Highway
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
39
Steveston Highway Interchange Northwest Ditch Northwest Interchange Highway Steveston
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
NFC City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
DFO No Classification No DFO
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse 46
TSB
DFO Salmonid-bearing DFO
DFO No Classification (northern portion) (northern Classification No DFO Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
no records no
41
no records no
40
43
none
Name: Name:
City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
Steveston Highway Interchange Southeast Ditch Southeast Interchange Highway Steveston Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
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Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse no records no
48 43
42 none Steveston Highway
49
No 5 Road 5 No 46
44
45
U V 99
Rice Mill Road City of Richmond Classification: Classification: Richmond of City
47 Name:
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 Ditch Agricultural Richmond 48 #: ID Watercourse
49 Richmond
NFC
45 none
Dyke Presence: Fish Salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: 47 #: ID Watercourse Road
Richmond Agricultural Ditch #11 Ditch Agricultural Richmond 44 no records no Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: 49 #: ID Watercourse
Rice Mill Road Ditch South Ditch Road Mill Rice 43 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Salmonid-bearing DFO Classification: Richmond of City Name: #: ID Watercourse no records no Rice Mill Road Ditch North Ditch Road Mill Rice TSB 48 Fraser River
George
Massey Presence: Fish Classification Municipal No Name: #: ID Watercourse Tunnel
Fraser River South Arm Arm South River Fraser
50 CLA,NSC,PCC,PK,RSC,SFL,WSG 50
Regional Park Regional Island Deas
Captains
Marina Cove
Watercourse ID #: Bridge Slough Deas Name: Deas Slough No Municipal Classification Fish Presence:Deas Slough 51
AO,CAS,CCG,CH,CLA,CSU,LSM,MW,NSC,P,PCC,PK,RSC,SFL,SH,TSB
51 Delta
Watercourse ID #: Name: No Municipal Classification Fish Presence:
Green Slough
52 no records Slough Green
52
R
R
o
i a
v
d e r
Riverwoods at River Road
Watercourse ID #: Name: courtesy of Canvec - GeoGratis. - of Canvec courtesy from otherBinnie. data Allimagery Ortho 2014 2007. May Plan - Management Vancouver Conservancy Area Ecological Bog Burns Metro on the based and of Delta of The Corporation courtesy Bog Burns of USGS. courtesy data basemap States United from GeoBC, Reserves First Nations Lands, Protected Parks and Watercourse Classification Watercourse
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Legend SOURCES Fish Presence: 0
River Road Ditch Northwest, north of Highway 99 Canada - U.S Border - U.S Canada Waterbody Boundaries Municipal Alignment Project Green Yellow Orange Dashed-Red Red Figure 1g Figure
CP,TSB WATERCOURSE CLASSIFICATIONS 53 GEORGE MASSEY TUNNEL TUNNEL MASSEY GEORGE 100 REPLACEMENT PROJECT REPLACEMENT Richmond
Watercourse ID #: Name: Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Watercourse ID #: Fish Presence: Name: Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Fish Presence: 200
C-Highway 99 to 60 Ave; B-north of 60 Ave Massey
River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99 George Tunnel Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between River Road and Highway 17A) 1:8,000 Meters
BMC,GC,PMB,TSB
54 no records
56 Delta
300 Watercourse ID #: Name: Corporation of Delta Timing Window: ± Fish Presence:
Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between River Road and Highway 17A) 20/01/2016 20/01/2016 400 C no records
C 55 0 Kilometres
UV17 2 500 Surrey
Watercourse ID #: Name: Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Fish Presence: C 4
Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Highway 17A and 64 St)
GC,TSB
58
C Path: O:\!217-299\285\077\03\mxd\Fish\TV\Fig1b-p_285_077_03_EA_Water-Sheets_160119.mxd
Watercourse ID #: Name: No Municipal Classification Fish Presence:
Deas Slough
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Delta No Municipal Classification Municipal No
AO,CAS,CCG,CH,CLA,CSU,LSM,MW,NSC,P,PCC,PK,RSC,SFL,SH,TSB Name: Name:
51 Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Green Slough Green
Deas Slough Deas
no records no 52
River Road Deas Slough Bridge Slough Deas
51
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name: 52 Green Slough Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99 Highway of south Southeast, Ditch Road River
BMC,GC,PMB,TSB 54
54
C
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between River Road and Highway 17A) Highway and Road River (between Southwest Ditch 99 Highway
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
no records no
Name: Name: 53
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Highway 17A and 64 St) 64 and 17A Highway (between Southwest Ditch 99 Highway
56
GC,TSB
58
C
55
56
C
River Road River
Riverwoods at Riverwoods
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Name: Name:
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse River Road Ditch Northwest, north of Highway 99 Highway of north Northwest, Ditch Road River
CP,TSB
Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between River Road and Highway 17A) Highway and Road River (between Northeast Ditch 99 Highway no records no
56 53
17AUV 55
C-Highway 99 to 60 Ave; B-north of 60 Ave 60 of B-north Ave; 60 to 99 C-Highway
C
U V
99 57
58
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name: Name: Name: Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
59 #: ID Watercourse
Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between Highway 17A and 64 St) 64 and 17A Highway (between Northeast Ditch 99 Highway
Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 St and SFPR) and St 64 (between Southwest Ditch 99 Highway
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
TSB
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
BMC,PMB,TSB Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse 62B Street
57 Delta Agricultural Ditch #1 Ditch Agricultural Delta
61
no records no
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
59 Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse C
57
C 64 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Highway of north East, Ditch Street 64
no records no
C
62 C
62
60
61
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse Burns Drive Ditch Northeast (between 64 St and SFPR) and St 64 (between Northeast Ditch Drive Burns
courtesy of Canvec - GeoGratis. - of Canvec courtesy from otherBinnie. data Allimagery Ortho 2014 2007. May Plan - Management Vancouver Conservancy Area Ecological Bog Burns Metro on the based and of Delta of The Corporation courtesy Bog Burns of USGS. courtesy data basemap States United from GeoBC, Reserves First Nations Lands, Protected Parks and Watercourse Classification Watercourse Legend SOURCES GC,PMB,TSB 0
Canada - U.S Border - U.S Canada Waterbody Boundaries Municipal Alignment Project Green Yellow Orange Dashed-Red Red 60 Figure 1h Figure WATERCOURSE CLASSIFICATIONS GEORGE MASSEY TUNNEL TUNNEL MASSEY GEORGE
100 REPLACEMENT PROJECT REPLACEMENT C Richmond 200 Massey George Tunnel 1:8,000 Meters ± Delta 300 20/01/2016 20/01/2016 400 0 Kilometres
UV17 2 500 Surrey 4
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Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
No Municipal Classification Municipal No
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Green Slough Green
no records no 52 River Road
52
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation 54 Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99 Highway of south Southeast, Ditch Road River
BMC,GC,PMB,TSB
54
C
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between River Road and Highway 17A) Highway and Road River (between Southwest Ditch 99 Highway
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
no records no Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Highway 17A and 64 St) 64 and 17A Highway (between Southwest Ditch 99 Highway
56
GC,TSB
58
C
C
56
55
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between River Road and Highway 17A) Highway and Road River (between Northeast Ditch 99 Highway no records no
17AUV 55 C
62B
Street
57
58
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
V Name: Name: U Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
59 99
Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between Highway 17A and 64 St) 64 and 17A Highway (between Northeast Ditch 99 Highway
Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 St and SFPR) and St 64 (between Southwest Ditch 99 Highway
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
TSB
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
BMC,PMB,TSB
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
57
Delta Agricultural Ditch #1 Ditch Agricultural Delta
61
no records no
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
59 Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse C
57
C 64 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Highway of north East, Ditch Street 64
no records no
C
62 C
62
60
64
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Delta Agricultural Ditch #2 Ditch Agricultural Delta Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
TSB
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Burns Drive Ditch Northeast (between 64 St and SFPR) and St 64 (between Northeast Ditch Drive Burns Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse 64
61 GC,PMB,TSB
Crescent Slough, southwest of Highway 99 Highway of southwest Slough, Crescent
60 BCB,BH,BMC,BNH,BS,CAS,CP,CT,GC,LMB,PCC,PMB,RSC,SB,TSB
C
67
C
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation 60
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
C
Delta Agricultural Ditch #4 Ditch Agricultural Delta
no records no 65
courtesy of Canvec - GeoGratis. - of Canvec courtesy from otherBinnie. data Allimagery Ortho 2014 2007. May Plan - Management Vancouver Conservancy Area Ecological Bog Burns Metro on the based and of Delta of The Corporation courtesy Bog Burns of USGS. courtesy data basemap States United from GeoBC, Reserves First Nations Lands, Protected Parks and Watercourse Classification Watercourse Legend SOURCES C 0 Canada - U.S Border - U.S Canada Waterbody Boundaries Municipal Alignment Project Green Yellow Orange Dashed-Red Red Figure 1i Figure WATERCOURSE CLASSIFICATIONS GEORGE MASSEY TUNNEL TUNNEL MASSEY GEORGE 100 REPLACEMENT PROJECT REPLACEMENT Richmond 200 Massey George Tunnel 1:8,000 Meters ± Delta 300 20/01/2016 20/01/2016 400 0 Kilometres
UV17 2 500 Surrey 4
River Road River
Riverwoods at Riverwoods
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between River Road and Highway 17A) Highway and Road River (between Southwest Ditch 99 Highway
River Road Ditch Northwest, north of Highway 99 Highway of north Northwest, Ditch Road River
no records no
CP,TSB
56
53
C
C-Highway 99 to 60 Ave; B-north of 60 Ave 60 of B-north Ave; 60 to 99 C-Highway
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between River Road and Highway 17A) Highway and Road River (between Northeast Ditch 99 Highway
Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Highway 17A and 64 St) 64 and 17A Highway (between Southwest Ditch 99 Highway
no records no
GC,TSB
55
58
C
C
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between Highway 17A and 64 St) 64 and 17A Highway (between Northeast Ditch 99 Highway
TSB 57
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C
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name: Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
U V
17A 59
64 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Highway of north East, Ditch Street 64
no records no
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
62
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse 57
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: #: ID Watercourse
Delta Agricultural Ditch #1 Ditch Agricultural Delta 58
Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 St and SFPR) and St 64 (between Southwest Ditch 99 Highway
no records no
C 59 BMC,PMB,TSB
61
62 C Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 60 #: ID Watercourse Burns Drive Ditch Northeast (between 64 St and SFPR) and St 64 (between Northeast Ditch Drive Burns GC,PMB,TSB
64 60
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 64 #: ID Watercourse 61 Delta Agricultural Ditch #2 Ditch Agricultural Delta TSB Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 67 ID #: Watercourse C Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: #: 66 ID Watercourse
Crescent Slough, southwest of Highway 99 Highway of southwest Slough, Crescent 60 Crescent Slough, northeast of Highway 99 Highway of northeast Slough, Crescent BCB,BH,BMC,BNH,BS,CAS,CP,CT,GC,LMB,PCC,PMB,RSC,SB,TSB Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 65 #: ID Watercourse BCB,BH,BMC,BNH,BS,CAS,CP,CT,GC,LMB,PCC,PMB,RSC,SB,TSB Delta Agricultural Ditch #4 Ditch Agricultural Delta
no records no
61
U V 99
60 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 70 #: ID Watercourse
Delta Agricultural Ditch #6 Ditch Agricultural Delta 67
U V 17
no records no 66
69
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 72 #: ID Watercourse 70 Delta Agricultural Ditch #7 Ditch Agricultural Delta TSB Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 73 #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 69 #: ID Watercourse 72 Delta Agricultural Ditch #8 Ditch Agricultural Delta Highway 99 Ditch South (between SFPR and Ladner Trunk Road) Trunk Ladner and SFPR (between South Ditch 99 Highway
no records no 73 records no Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 71 #: ID Watercourse SFPR Ditch West, north of Highway 99 Highway of north West, Ditch SFPR
BH,BMC,CP,PMB,TSB
69
74 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
UV Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
10 Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
CP,LMB,PCC,PMB,RSC,TSB 72 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 Highway of south West, Ditch Street 72
75 75 C courtesy of Canvec - GeoGratis. - of Canvec courtesy from otherBinnie. data Allimagery Ortho 2014 2007. May Plan - Management Vancouver Conservancy Area Ecological Bog Burns Metro on the based and of Delta of The Corporation courtesy Bog Burns of USGS. courtesy data basemap States United from GeoBC, Reserves First Nations Lands, Protected Parks and Watercourse Classification Watercourse Legend SOURCES Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 74 #: ID Watercourse 0 Delta Agricultural Ditch #9 Ditch Agricultural Delta Canada - U.S Border - U.S Canada Waterbody Boundaries Municipal Alignment Project Green Yellow Orange Dashed-Red Red Figure 1j Figure WATERCOURSE CLASSIFICATIONS GEORGE MASSEY TUNNEL TUNNEL MASSEY GEORGE no records no 100 REPLACEMENT PROJECT REPLACEMENT Richmond
Watercourse ID #: Name: Watercourse ID #: Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Name: Fish Presence: Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Fish Presence: 200 Massey Delta Agricultural Ditch #10 George Tunnel 72 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 1:8,000 Meters
PMB,TSB 77
no records 76 Delta
300 ± 20/01/2016 20/01/2016
400 C
C 0 Kilometres
UV17 2 500 Surrey 4
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Crescent Slough, southwest of Highway 99 Highway of southwest Slough, Crescent
BCB,BH,BMC,BNH,BS,CAS,CP,CT,GC,LMB,PCC,PMB,RSC,SB,TSB
67
C
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Crescent Slough, northeast of Highway 99 Highway of northeast Slough, Crescent
BCB,BH,BMC,BNH,BS,CAS,CP,CT,GC,LMB,PCC,PMB,RSC,SB,TSB
66
C
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Delta Agricultural Ditch #6 Ditch Agricultural Delta
no records no
70
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Delta Agricultural Ditch #7 Ditch Agricultural Delta
C
TSB Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
72 Delta Agricultural Ditch #8 Ditch Agricultural Delta
Path: O:\!217-299\285\077\03\mxd\Fish\TV\Fig1b-p_285_077_03_EA_Water-Sheets_160119.mxd no records no
71
73
C
72
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
C
73
Highway 99 Ditch South (between SFPR and Ladner Trunk Road) Trunk Ladner and SFPR (between South Ditch 99 Highway
no records no
69
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
69 SFPR Ditch West, north of Highway 99 Highway of north West, Ditch SFPR
74
C
BH,BMC,CP,PMB,TSB 71
UV
10
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
CP,LMB,PCC,PMB,RSC,TSB
Name: Name:
C 72 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 Highway of south West, Ditch Street 72
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
75 C
75
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Delta Agricultural Ditch #9 Ditch Agricultural Delta
U V
17 no records no
74 76 C Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 76 #: ID Watercourse
72 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 Highway of south East, Ditch Street 72 77 no records no Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 77 #: ID Watercourse Delta Agricultural Ditch #10 Ditch Agricultural Delta
PMB,TSB 69
UV
99 78 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: #: ID Watercourse Delta Agricultural Ditch #11 Ditch Agricultural Delta TSB
78 69 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 79 #: ID Watercourse
79 80 street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 Highway of south West, Ditch street 80
BMC,RSC,TSB 80
Watercourse ID #: Name: Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Fish Presence:
80 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99
81
69
BMC,RSC,TSB 80 80 Street
C courtesy of Canvec - GeoGratis. - of Canvec courtesy from otherBinnie. data Allimagery Ortho 2014 2007. May Plan - Management Vancouver Conservancy Area Ecological Bog Burns Metro on the based and of Delta of The Corporation courtesy Bog Burns of USGS. courtesy data basemap States United from GeoBC, Reserves First Nations Lands, Protected Parks and Watercourse Classification Watercourse Legend SOURCES 0 Canada - U.S Border - U.S Canada Waterbody Boundaries Municipal Alignment Project Green Yellow Orange Dashed-Red Red Figure 1k Figure WATERCOURSE CLASSIFICATIONS GEORGE MASSEY TUNNEL TUNNEL MASSEY GEORGE 100 REPLACEMENT PROJECT REPLACEMENT Richmond 200 Massey George Tunnel 1:8,000 Meters ± Delta 300 20/01/2016 20/01/2016 400 0 Kilometres
UV17 2 500 Surrey 4
Path: O:\!217-299\285\077\03\mxd\Fish\TV\Fig1b-p_285_077_03_EA_Water-Sheets_160119.mxd
69
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
80 street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 Highway of south West, Ditch street 80
BMC,RSC,TSB
79 79 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 80 #: ID Watercourse
80 Street C 80 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 Highway of south East, Ditch Street 80 80 BMC,RSC,TSB UV
99
U V
10 81 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 81 #: ID Watercourse
Burns Drive Ditch North (between SFPR and Ladner Trunk Road) Trunk Ladner and SFPR (between North Ditch Drive Burns 69 NFC Fish Presence: Presence: Fish B Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: #: ID Watercourse 88 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Highway of north East, Ditch Street 88 TSB 86 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 83 #: ID Watercourse Burns Drive Cross-Ditch #2 Cross-Ditch Drive Burns
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 89 #: ID Watercourse no records no 82 88 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 Highway of south West, Ditch Street 88 NFC Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 82 #: ID Watercourse Burns Drive Cross-Ditch #1 Cross-Ditch Drive Burns no records no 83
88 Street 89 88 87 86
69 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: #: ID Watercourse Fish Presence: Presence: Fish B Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: #: ID Watercourse Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 68 #: ID Watercourse 88 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 Highway of south East, Ditch Street 88 88 Street Ditch West, north of Highway 99 Highway of north West, Ditch Street 88 Highway 99 Ditch North (between SFPR and Ladner Trunk Road) Trunk Ladner and SFPR (between North Ditch 99 Highway NFC TSB no records no 87 88
90 68 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 90 #: ID Watercourse C Delta Agricultural Ditch #18 Ditch Agricultural Delta no records no courtesy of Canvec - GeoGratis. - of Canvec courtesy from otherBinnie. data Allimagery Ortho 2014 2007. May Plan - Management Vancouver Conservancy Area Ecological Bog Burns Metro on the based and of Delta of The Corporation courtesy Bog Burns of USGS. courtesy data basemap States United from GeoBC, Reserves First Nations Lands, Protected Parks and Watercourse Classification Watercourse Legend SOURCES 0 Canada - U.S Border - U.S Canada Waterbody Boundaries Municipal Alignment Project Green Yellow Orange Dashed-Red Red Figure 1l Figure WATERCOURSE CLASSIFICATIONS GEORGE MASSEY TUNNEL TUNNEL MASSEY GEORGE 100 REPLACEMENT PROJECT REPLACEMENT Richmond 200 Massey George Tunnel 1:8,000 Meters ± Delta 300 20/01/2016 20/01/2016 400 0 Kilometres
UV17 2 500 Surrey 4
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Burns Drive Cross-Ditch #1 Cross-Ditch Drive Burns
no records no 82
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C 69
88 Street 89 87 88
86
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name:
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name:
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse Name: Name:
88 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 Highway of south East, Ditch Street 88
88 Street Ditch West, north of Highway 99 Highway of north West, Ditch Street 88
Highway 99 Ditch North (between SFPR and Ladner Trunk Road) Trunk Ladner and SFPR (between North Ditch 99 Highway
NFC
TSB
87
no records no
88 68
90
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
C
B
C
Delta Agricultural Ditch #18 Ditch Agricultural Delta
no records no
90
68 C
91
69
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name:
Delta Agricultural Ditch #14 Ditch Agricultural Delta
no records no 91
93
92 C Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 93 #: ID Watercourse Delta Agricultural Ditch #15, south of Highway 99 Highway of south #15, Ditch Agricultural Delta 94 Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 92 #: ID Watercourse Delta Agricultural Ditch #15, north of Highway 99 of Highway north #15, Ditch Agricultural Delta no records no
no records no
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name:
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 98 #: ID Watercourse Delta Agricultural Ditch #17 Ditch Agricultural Delta Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northeast Inner Ditch Inner Northeast Interchange Road Trunk Ladner
C no records no
no records no
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish No Municipal Classification Municipal No Name: Name:
94 Ladner Trunk Road Ditch North, east of 96 Street 96 of east North, Ditch Road Trunk Ladner
69
no records no
100
C
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name:
Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Southwest Inner Ditch Inner Southwest Interchange Road Trunk Ladner no records no
81 95
97 C Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 96 #: ID Watercourse
98 Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Southeast Inner Ditch Inner Southeast Interchange Road Trunk Ladner Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 97 #: ID Watercourse
no records no
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation 96 Street Name:
Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northwest Outer Ditch Outer Northwest Interchange Road Trunk Ladner Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northeast Outer Ditch Outer Northeast Interchange Road Trunk Ladner
no records no
no records no 99 C
Watercourse ID #: Name: Corporation of Delta Window:Timing
Fish Presence: C
Highway 99 Ditch SouthLadner (between TrunkRoadand Highway 91)
norecords
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No Municipal Classification Municipal No
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Ladner Trunk Road Ditch North, east of 96 Street 96 of east North, Ditch Road Trunk Ladner
no records no
100
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Southwest Inner Ditch Inner Southwest Interchange Road Trunk Ladner
no records no
95
C
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Southeast Inner Ditch Inner Southeast Interchange Road Trunk Ladner
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
96 Street records no
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
96 Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northwest Outer Ditch Outer Northwest Interchange Road Trunk Ladner
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no records no
no records no
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104
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name: Highway 99 Ditch North (between Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 91) Highway and Road Trunk Ladner (between North Ditch 99 Highway
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: #: ID Watercourse
TSB 102 Delta Agricultural Ditch #16 Ditch Delta Agricultural BNH,CP,PMB,TSB
104 C
104 Street
105
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name:
UV
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104 Street Ditch Street 104
99
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105 C Fish Presence: Presence: Fish C Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 106 #: ID Watercourse BNSF Ditch BNSF no records no courtesy of Canvec - GeoGratis. - of Canvec courtesy from otherBinnie. data Allimagery Ortho 2014 2007. May Plan - Management Vancouver Conservancy Area Ecological Bog Burns Metro on the based and of Delta of The Corporation courtesy Bog Burns of USGS. courtesy data basemap States United from GeoBC, Reserves First Nations Lands, Protected Parks and Watercourse Classification Watercourse Legend SOURCES 0 Canada - U.S Border - U.S Canada Waterbody Boundaries Municipal Alignment Project Green Yellow Orange Dashed-Red Red Figure 1n Figure WATERCOURSE CLASSIFICATIONS GEORGE MASSEY TUNNEL TUNNEL MASSEY GEORGE 100 REPLACEMENT PROJECT REPLACEMENT Richmond 200 Massey George Tunnel
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Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name:
104 Street Ditch Street 104
TSB 105
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106
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
L,PCC,PMB,RB,RL,RSC,SP,TSB Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name:
Big Slough, south of Highway 99 Highway of south Slough, Big
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
L,PCC,PMB,RB,RL,RSC,SP,TSB Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name:
ACT,BH,BMC,BNH,CBC,CC,CH,CO,CP,CT,FM,GC,
Big Slough, north of Highway 99 Highway of north Slough, Big
107
ACT,BH,BMC,BNH,CBC,CC,CH,CO,CP,CT,FM,GC,
108 112 Street 112 A
109
A
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name:
112 Street Ditch, north of Highway 99 Highway of north Ditch, 112Street
no records no
106 109 Fish Presence: Presence: Fish A Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: 110 #: ID Watercourse 112 Street Ditch, south of Highway 99 Highway of south Ditch, 112Street
BMC,BNH,PMB,TSB
A
Watercourse ID #: ID Watercourse
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation Name: Name:
Oliver Slough Oliver
111
BNH,CP,PMB,SBTSB
111
Fish Presence: Presence: Fish
Corporation of Delta Timing Window: Window: Timing Delta of Corporation
Name: Name:
Watercourse ID #: #: ID Watercourse
Highway 91 Interchange Ditches, south of Highway 99 Highway of south Ditches, Interchange 91 Highway
BMC,TSB
B
112 C
106
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ATTACHMENT B Tables Summarizing Historical Fish Presence, Field Water Quality, and Fish Capture Results for the Project
George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Table B1 Overview of Results of Previous Fish Sampling Within and Adjacent to the Study Area
1 Year Watercourse Name Species Code Company Project Information Easting Northing Documented Fraser River South Arm WSG 2005 LGL Sidney Project ID/Name: 26933/Post-capture mortality white sturgeon - 2005; SU05-15280 494075 5440490 Highway 99 Ditch East (between Westminster Project ID/Name: 25979/Highway 99 Richmond Bus Lanes ISL1554 - 2009; SU09-58536, TSB 2009 Hatfield Consulting Ltd. 493727 5445832 Highway and Blundell Project ID/Name: 26697/Hwy 99 Richmond Bus Lanes ISL1554 - 2009; SU09-58536 Road) Highway 99 Ditch East Project ID/Name: 25979/Highway 99 Richmond Bus Lanes ISL1554 - 2009; SU09-58536, (between Blundell Road RSC, TSB 2009 Hatfield Consulting Ltd. 493707 5444154 Project ID/Name: 26697/Hwy 99 Richmond Bus Lanes ISL1554 - 2009; SU09-58536 and Steveston Highway) Highway 99 Ditch East Project ID/Name: 25979/Highway 99 Richmond Bus Lanes ISL1554 - 2009; SU09-58536, (between Blundell Road TSB 2009 Hatfield Consulting Ltd. 493706 5443734 Project ID/Name: 26697/Hwy 99 Richmond Bus Lanes ISL1554 - 2009; SU09-58536 and Steveston Highway) Highway 99 Ditch East Project ID/Name: 25979/Highway 99 Richmond Bus Lanes ISL1554 - 2009; SU09-58536, (between Blundell Road RSC, TSB 2009 Hatfield Consulting Ltd. 493713 5444686 Project ID/Name: 26697/Hwy 99 Richmond Bus Lanes ISL1554 - 2009; SU09-58536 and Steveston Highway) Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston PMB, TSB 2012 Golder Associates Ltd. Project ID/Name: 28477/Highway 99 and Steveston Overpass EA - 2012; SU12-83112 493546 5442284 Highway and Fraser River) Fraser River South Arm WSG 2007 LGL Sidney Project ID/Name: 22805/Sturgeon Habitat Use Lower Fraser River - 2006; NASU06-37260 493701 5441263 CLA, NSC, PCC, IRC Integrated Resource Fraser River South Arm 2007 Project ID/Name: 24834/Fraser River Ambient Fish Health - 2007; SU07-37947a 493632 5440158 PK, RSC, SFL Consultants Inc. Fraser River South Arm WSG 2007 LGL Sidney Project ID/Name: 22805/Sturgeon Habitat Use Lower Fraser River - 2006; NASU06-37260 493774 5440929 CAS, CLA, CSU, IRC Integrated Resource Deas Slough NSC, PCC, PK, 2007 Project ID/Name: 24834/Fraser River Ambient Fish Health - 2007; SU07-37947a 494335 5440291 Consultants Inc. RSC, SFL CCG, CH, LSM, Deas Slough MW, NSC, RSC, 2003 - 01-JAN-03 Interim Fish Collection Reports for FC2003-10 494183 5440288 SFL CAS, CLA, CSU, P, IRC Integrated Resource Deas Slough 2007 Project ID/Name: 24834/Fraser River Ambient Fish Health - 2007; SU07-37947a 494399 5440285 PCC, SFL, TSB Consultants Inc. CAS, CSU, NSC, P, IRC Integrated Resource Deas Slough 2007 Project ID/Name: 24834/Fraser River Ambient Fish Health - 2007; SU07-37947a 495832 5441242 PCC, SFL, TSB Consultants Inc. CLA, CSU, PCC, IRC Integrated Resource Deas Slough 2007 Project ID/Name: 24834/Fraser River Ambient Fish Health - 2007; SU07-37947a 494435 5440285 RSC, SFL Consultants Inc. AO, CAS, CLA, IRC Integrated Resource Deas Slough CSU, NSC, P, PCC, 2007 Project ID/Name: 24834/Fraser River Ambient Fish Health - 2007; SU07-37947a 494475 5440282 Consultants Inc. PK, RSC, SFL, TSB (1) Refer to Appendix B, Table 2 for species codes " – " Not available Attachment B - 1 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
1 Year Watercourse Name Species Code Company Project Information Easting Northing Documented AO, CAS, CLA, IRC Integrated Resource Deas Slough CSU, NSC, P, PCC, 2007 Project ID/Name: 24834/Fraser River Ambient Fish Health - 2007; SU07-37947a 494364 5440287 Consultants Inc. RSC, SFL, SH CAS, CLA, CSU, IRC Integrated Resource Deas Slough NSC, P, PCC, RSC, 2007 Project ID/Name: 24834/Fraser River Ambient Fish Health - 2007; SU07-37947a 494152 5440206 Consultants Inc. SFL Crescent Slough, northeast TSB 2011 Stantec Project ID/Name: 28242/South Fraser Perimeter Road Fish Salvage - 2011; SU11-71531 497830 5438618 of Highway 99 Crescent Slough, northeast CP, PMB, TSB 2011 Stantec Project ID/Name: 28370/South Fraser Perimeter Road Fish Salvage - 2011; SU11-68327 497620 5438276 of Highway 99 Crescent Slough, northeast CT, TSB 1983 - 01-SEP-83 CRESCENT SLOUGH 497871 5438819 of Highway 99 Crescent Slough, northeast BCB, BMC, CP, CT, 1983 - 01-SEP-83 CRESCENT SLOUGH 497662 5438343 of Highway 99 PCC, TSB Project ID/Name: 28242/South Fraser Perimeter Road Fish Salvage - 2011; SU11-71531, Delta Agricultural Ditch #7 TSB 2011 Stantec 497779 5438115 Project ID/Name: 28248/South Fraser Perimeter Road Fish Salvage - 2011; SU11-72110 72 Street Ditch West, south LMB, PMB, RSC, 2011 Stantec Project ID/Name: 28313/South Fraser Perimeter Road Fish Salvage - 2011; SU11-69445 498251 5438055 of Highway 99 TSB 72 Street Ditch West, south CP, PCC, PMB, 2011 Stantec Project ID/Name: 28361/South Fraser Perimeter Road Fish Salvage - 2010; SU10-68047 498249 5437725 of Highway 99 TSB Crescent Slough, southwest Nova Pacific TSB 2012 Project ID/Name: 28082/Fish Salvage Crescent Slough - 2012; SU12-77341 495849 5438140 of Highway 99 Environmental Crescent Slough, southwest TSB 1983 - 01-SEP-83 CRESCENT SLOUGH 494750 5439044 of Highway 99 Crescent Slough, southwest BMC, TSB 1983 - 01-SEP-83 CRESCENT SLOUGH 496859 5437926 of Highway 99 BCB, BH, BMC, Crescent Slough, southwest BNH, BS, CAS, CP, 1983, 1997, 2011, - 01-SEP-83 CRESCENT SLOUGH 494714 5439110 of Highway 99 CT, GC, LMB, PCC, 2012, 2013 PMB, RSC, SB, TSB Crescent Slough, southwest University of British CP, TSB 2009 Project ID/Name: 23654/Phylogeography of Brassy Minnow - 2008; SU08-44382 494771 5439075 of Highway 99 Columbia Crescent Slough, southwest Nova Pacific Project ID/Name: 28088/Hwy 17 Crescent Slough Fish Salvage - 2012; SU12-82683, BNH, BS, TSB 2012, 2013 495741 5438188 of Highway 99 Environmental Project ID/Name: 28097/Crescent Slough Culvert Lining Salvage - 2012; SU12-84514 Crescent Slough, southwest TSB 1983 - 01-SEP-83 CRESCENT SLOUGH 495585 5438253 of Highway 99
(1) Refer to Appendix B, Table 2 for species codes " – " Not available Attachment B - 2 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
1 Year Watercourse Name Species Code Company Project Information Easting Northing Documented Crescent Slough, southwest Nova Pacific TSB 2012 Project ID/Name: 28082/Fish Salvage Crescent Slough - 2012; SU12-77341 495758 5438178 of Highway 99 Environmental 80 St Ditch East, south of University of British BMC, RSC, TSB 2009 Project ID/Name: 23654/Phylogeography of Brassy Minnow - 2008; SU08-44382 499881 5437423 Highway 99 Columbia 80 St Ditch West, south of University of British BMC, RSC, TSB 2009 Project ID/Name: 23654/Phylogeography of Brassy Minnow - 2008; SU08-44382 499858 5437440 Highway 99 Columbia 01-JAN-95 FISHERIES BRANCH, SURREY: FISHERIES FILES: INVENTORY; Big Slough, south of CC, CH, CO, PCC, 1995 - ENHANCEMENT; BIOPHYSICAL DATA; andamp; RECORDS OF PERSONAL 505975 5437449 Highway 99 TSB COMMUNICATION 01-JAN-91 Untitled; 01-JAN-95 FISHERIES BRANCH, SURREY: FISHERIES FILES: ACT, BH, BMC, 1994, 1995, 2008, Big Slough, south of INVENTORY; ENHANCEMENT; BIOPHYSICAL DATA; andamp; RECORDS OF BNH, CBC, CP, CT, 2009, 2010, 2011, - 506490 5436799 Highway 99 PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 01-JAN-94 Untitled, 01-JAN-95 FISHERIES BRANCH, FM, GC, PMB, TSB 2012 SURREY: FISHERIES FILES: INVENTORY; ENHANCEMENT; 01-JAN-95 FISHERIES BRANCH, SURREY: FISHERIES FILES: INVENTORY; Big Slough, south of BMC, BNH, CC, 1995, 2009 - ENHANCEMENT; BIOPHYSICAL DATA; andamp; RECORDS OF PERSONAL 505901 5437116 Highway 99 PMB, RSC, TSB COMMUNICATION ACT, BNH, CC, CH, 01-JAN-95 FISHERIES BRANCH, SURREY: FISHERIES FILES: INVENTORY; Big Slough, south of CO, CT, GC, L, 1994, 1995, 2006, - ENHANCEMENT; BIOPHYSICAL DATA; andamp; RECORDS OF PERSONAL 506296 5436821 Highway 99 PCC, RB, RL, SP, 2009, 2010 COMMUNICATION TSB Big Slough, south of Marlim Ecological BNH, FM, GC, TSB 2011 Project ID/Name: 27672/Fish Salvage Big Slough Culvert Relining - 2011; SU11-71628 505964 5437482 Highway 99 Consulting Ltd. Big Slough, north of PMB 2010 Dillon Consulting Limited Project ID/Name: 27734/Fish salvage From Various Sites Region 2 - 2010; SU10-63886 505979 5437716 Highway 99 Big Slough, north of BH, CBC, PMB, Marlim Ecological 2008 Project ID/Name: 23506/Big Slough Culvert Re-Lining Salvage - 2008; SU08-45308 505888 5437598 Highway 99 TSB Consulting Ltd. 112 Street Ditch, north of Nova Pacific TSB 2012 Project ID/Name: 28466/Site Assessment Salvage HWY 99 at 112 Delta-2012; SU12-82265 506366 5437639 Highway 99 Environmental Oliver Slough PMB, SB 2010 Hemmera Project ID/Name: 27450/SFPR Inventory - 2010; SU10-59922a 506882 5437606 Highway 91 Interchange TSB 2011 Hemmera Project ID/Name: 28334/South Fraser Perimeter Road Fish Salvage - 2011; SU11-70849 507820 5437594 South Outer Ditch Highway 91 Interchange TSB 2011 Hemmera Project ID/Name: 28334/South Fraser Perimeter Road Fish Salvage - 2011; SU11-70849 507821 5437600 South Outer Ditch Highway 91 Interchange TSB 2011 Hemmera Project ID/Name: 28334/South Fraser Perimeter Road Fish Salvage - 2011; SU11-70849 507801 5437559 South Outer Ditch Highway 91 Interchange TSB 2011 Hemmera Project ID/Name: 28334/South Fraser Perimeter Road Fish Salvage - 2011; SU11-70849 507818 5437588 South Outer Ditch
(1) Refer to Appendix B, Table 2 for species codes " – " Not available Attachment B - 3 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
1 Year Watercourse Name Species Code Company Project Information Easting Northing Documented Highway 91 Interchange TSB 2011 Hemmera Project ID/Name: 28334/South Fraser Perimeter Road Fish Salvage - 2011; SU11-70849 507826 5437633 South Outer Ditch Highway 91 Interchange CAS, PMB, SB 2010 Hemmera Project ID/Name: 27450/SFPR Inventory - 2010; SU10-59922a 507683 5437474 South Outer Ditch Highway 91 Interchange TSB 2011 Hemmera Project ID/Name: 28334/South Fraser Perimeter Road Fish Salvage - 2011; SU11-70849 507829 5437647 South Outer Ditch Highway 91 Interchange Marlim Ecological TSB 2011 Project ID/Name: 28373/Maxxam Stickleback Collection - 2011; SU11-68562 507827 5437638 South Outer Ditch Consulting Ltd.
(1) Refer to Appendix B, Table 2 for species codes " – " Not available Attachment B - 4 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Table B2 Complete List of Fish Species Previously Documented Within the Study Area
Species Common Name Scientific Name Comments Code Native Species Anadromous cutthroat Oncorhynchus ACT - trout clarki Hybognathus Brassy Minnow hankinsoni BMC - Salvelinus
Bull Trout confluentus BT - Oncorhynchus
Chinook Salmon tshawytscha CH - Chub, General CBC Oncorhynchus
Chum Salmon keta CM - Oncorhynchus
Coastal Cutthroat Trout clarkii clarkii CCT - Coastrange Sculpin (formerly Aleutian Cottus aleuticus CAL - Sculpin) Oncorhynchus
Coho Salmon kisutch CO - Oncorhynchus Cutthroat Trout, General clarki CT Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma DV - Thaleichthys
Eulachon pacificus EU - Acipenser
Green Sturgeon medirostris GSG - Oncorhynchus
Kokanee nerka KO - Lamprey Lampetra spp. L - Catostomus
Largescale Sucker macrocheilus CSU - Rhinichthys
Leopard Dace falcatus LDC -
Attachment B - 1 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Species Common Name Scientific Name Comments Code Spirinchus
Longfin Smelt thaleichthys LSM -
Catostomus Species in the lower Fraser Longnose Sucker catostomus LSU Valley is genetically distinct from C. catostomus
Rhinichthys Those in Fraser system are Longnose Dace cataractae LNC genetically distinct from Nooksack tributaries Prosopium
Mountain Whitefish williamsoni MW - Ptychocheilus
Northern Pikeminnow oregonensis NSC - Lampetra
Pacific Lamprey tridentata PL - Mylocheilus
Peamouth Chub caurinus PCC - Oncorhynchus
Pink Salmon gorbuscha PK - Prickly Sculpin Cottus asper CAS - Oncorhynchus
Rainbow Trout mykiss RB - Richardsonius
Redside Shiner balteatus RSC - River Lamprey Lampetra ayresii RL - Sculpins, General Cottus spp CC - Oncorhynchus
Sockeye Salmon nerka SO - Species Present (not n/a SP - identified) Leptocottus Estuarine or Tidal Staghorn Sculpin CLA armatus (McPhail and Corveth 1993) Platichthys Estuarine or Tidal Starry Flounder SFL stellatus (McPhail and Corveth 1993) Oncorhynchus
Steelhead mykiss ST -
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Species Common Name Scientific Name Comments Code Hypomesus
Surf Smelt pretiosus none - Gasterosteus
Threespine Stickleback aculeatus TSB - Lampetra
Western Brook Lamprey richardsoni BL - Acipenser
White Sturgeon transmontanus WSU - Native Species
Catostomus Presence in lower Fraser known Bridgelip Sucker columbianus BSU from a single specimen (McPhail and Corveth 1993) Peripheral range only (iMap BC 2014), presence in lower Fraser Burbot Lota lota BT known from a single specimen (McPhail and Corveth 1993) Exotic in study area (iMap BC Salvelinus 2014), presence in lower Fraser Lake Trout LT namaycush known from a single specimen (McPhail and Corveth 1993) Presence in lower Fraser known Northern Mountain Catostomus MSU from a single specimen Sucker platyrhynchus (McPhail and Corveth 1993) Introduced Species American Shad Alosa sapidissima SH - Pomoxis
Black Crappie nigromaculatus BCB - Salvelinus
Brook Trout fontinalis EB - Brown Catfish Ameiurus BNH - (formerly Brown Bullhead) nebulosus Catfish - BH Carp Cyprinus carpio CP - Pimephales
Fathead Minnow promelas FM -
Attachment B - 3 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Species Common Name Scientific Name Comments Code Oncorhynchus
Golden Trout mykiss aguabonita GT - Goldfish Carassius auratus GC - Coregonus
Lake Whitefish clupeaformis LW - Micropterus
Largemouth Bass salmoides LMB - Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus PMB -
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Table B3 Complete List of Fish Species Previously Documented Within the Study Area
Watercourse 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Reference #
Watercourse Name
West
hway 99 Bridgeport Road Ditch North Bridgeport Road Ditch South Patterson Road Ditch North Tuttle Avenue Ditch Tuttle Avenue Ditch East Highway 99 Ditch West (between Cambie Road and Shell Road) Shell Road Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch East (between Shell Road and Highway 91) Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Shell Road and Highway 91) Hig Ditch Northeast (between Highway 91 and Westminster Highway)
Ditch, Ditch, Roadside Watercourse Type Ditch Swale Ditch Swale Ditch Roadside Ditch Roadside Ditch Permanent Permanent Ditch/Slough Photos /online Photos /online Photos /online Photos /online Photos /online Photos /online Assessment Type Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery Channel Width 3.0 1.0 2.2 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 7.0 (m)1 Wetted Width (m)1 0.0 0.5 2.0 4.0 3.6 0.5 5.0 4.0 0.5 4.0 Gradient 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Moderate (30 - Low (0-30% of Low (0-30% of Low (0-30% of Low (0-30% of Low (0-30% of Low (0-30% of Low (0-30% of Low (0-30% of Low (0-30% of Stage 90% of bankfull) bankfull) bankfull) bankfull) bankfull) bankfull) bankfull) bankfull) bankfull) bankfull) Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Total Cover Trace <5% None Trace <5% Trace <5% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% Small woody none none none none none none none none none none debris amount Large woody none none none none none none none none none none debris amount Boulders Amount none none none none none none none none none none Undercut Banks none none trace none none none none none none none Amount Deep Pools trace none none none none none trace none none none Amount Overhanging Vegetation dominant none dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant sub-dominant dominant sub-dominant Amount Instream Vegetation trace dominant sub-dominant sub-dominant sub-dominant sub-dominant sub-dominant dominant sub-dominant dominant Amount
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 1 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Reference #
Watercourse Name
West
hway 99 Bridgeport Road Ditch North Bridgeport Road Ditch South Patterson Road Ditch North Tuttle Avenue Ditch Tuttle Avenue Ditch East Highway 99 Ditch West (between Cambie Road and Shell Road) Shell Road Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch East (between Shell Road and Highway 91) Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Shell Road and Highway 91) Hig Ditch Northeast (between Highway 91 and Westminster Highway)
Crown Closure 1-20% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1-20% 0% 1-20% 1-20% 1-20% Dominant Bed fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Material Subdominant Bed fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Material Channel Pattern straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight East bank is West bank is North bank is South bank is Left bank is fringe of uncut North bank is East and west grassed shoulder mix of cut and Left and right fringe of shrubs grassed road grass then road Both banks are residential yards, Left and right banks are fringe transitioning to Riparian uncut grass, banks are then residential shoulder, right shoulder, west grassed road south bank is banks are cut of blackberries, mixed forest at Description south bank is covered with road, north bank bank is fringe of bank is shoulder grassed road grass then road the north end, grassed road blackberries is grassed blackberries, then blackberries on shoulder shoulder east bank is shoulder Highway shoulder railway slope to mixed forest Highway 99 Vegetated Riparian <15 (north) / <5 <15 (north) / <15 <15 (left) / <15 >30 (left) / <30 <5 (south) / <5 <5 (left) / <15 <5 (east) / <15 <5 (east) / >5 <15 (west) / >30 <5 (both) Width (m) (south) (south) (right) (right) (north) (right) (west) (west) (east)
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 2 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Reference #
Watercourse Name and
chmond Highway 99 Ditch Southeast (between Highway 91 and Westminster Highway) Westminster Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 Westminster Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 Westminster Highway Ditch North, west of Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch East (between Westminster Highway and Blundell Road) Highway 99 Ditch West (between Westminster Highway and Blundell Road) Blundell Road Ditch South, east of Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch East (between Blundell Steveston) Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell Road and Steveston Highway) Ri Agricultural Ditch #1 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #2 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #3 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #4
Roadside Watercourse Roadside Roadside Roadside Roadside Ditch/ Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Type Ditch/Slough Ditch/Slough Ditch/Slough Ditch/Slough Slough Photos Photos Photos Photos Photos Photos Photos Photos Assessment /online Detailed Detailed /online /online /online Detailed Detailed Detailed /online /online /online /online Type imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery Channel 5.0 3.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 4.0 3.5 7.0 9.5 3.0 1.0 3.5 4.0 Width (m)1 Wetted Width 2.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 7.0 1.5 0.5 2.0 1.5 (m)1 Gradient 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Moderate (30 Low (0- Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% of Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Stage - 90% of 30% of of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) bankfull) bankfull) Moderate Abundant Abundant Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Total Cover None Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% 5-20% >20% >20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% SWD Amount none trace none none none none none none none none none none none LWD Amount none none none none none none none none none none none none none Boulders none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Undercut Banks none trace trace none trace none none none trace none none none none Amount Deep Pools none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Overhanging sub- sub- Vegetation sub-dominant dominant dominant none dominant dominant trace trace dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant Amount
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 3 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Reference #
Watercourse Name and
chmond Highway 99 Ditch Southeast (between Highway 91 and Westminster Highway) Westminster Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 Westminster Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 Westminster Highway Ditch North, west of Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch East (between Westminster Highway and Blundell Road) Highway 99 Ditch West (between Westminster Highway and Blundell Road) Blundell Road Ditch South, east of Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch East (between Blundell Steveston) Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell Road and Steveston Highway) Ri Agricultural Ditch #1 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #2 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #3 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #4
Instream sub- sub- sub- sub- Vegetation dominant none dominant dominant trace trace trace trace sub-dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant Amount Crown 0% >90% 21-40% 1-20% 21-40% 21-40% 0% 0% 0% 0% 21-40% 21-40% 1-20% Closure Dominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Subdominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Channel straight straight straight sinuous straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight Pattern West bank is North bank is grassed fringe of West bank is South bank West bank is North bank is North North bank Highway North bank is West bank is uncut grass Both banks principally is grassed fringe of agricultural North bank is bank is is grassed shoulder, grassed road grassed and cedars are fringe of grass with road West bank is blackberries field, south agricultural mixed road east bank is shoulder, Highway then blackberries shrubs and shoulder, mixed forest, then bank is field, south forest, shoulder, fringe of south bank is shoulder, agricultural with cedar Riparian some mixed north bank east bank is agricultural fringe of bank is fringe south south bank trees and fringe of east bank is fields, south hedge on Description forest, east is mix of grassed and old fields, cedars and of deciduous bank is is mix of shrubs, then grass then fringe of bank is north bank, bank is grass and Highway east bank is deciduous trees, then grassed shrubs and mix of residential shrubs then fringe of then grassed shrubs with shoulder grassed trees, then agricultural road residential agricultural shrubs and agricultural uncut grass agricultural Highway intermittent Highway agricultural fields shoulder yards fields and yards fields then fields shoulder trees shoulder fields industrial agricultural area field >30 Vegetated >30 (west) / (north) / <5 (north) / <15 (south) <15 (west) / >30 (west) / <5 (north) / <15 (west) / >30 (west) / >30 (north) / > 30 (north) / >30 (north) / >30 (north) / Riparian <5 (east) >15 <15 (south) / >30 (north) >30 (east) <15 (east) <5 (south) >30 (east) <15 (east) > 30 (south) > 30 (south) >30 (south) >30 (south) Width (m) (south)
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 4 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Reference #
99
Watercourse
Name Road Richmond Agricultural Ditch # 5 Richmond Agricultural Ditch # 6 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #7, east of Highway 99 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #7, west of Highway 99 King Ditch, west of Highway 99 King Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 Williams Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 Williams Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #8 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #9 Steveston Highway Ditch North, east of Highway Steveston Highway Interchange Northwest Ditch Steveston Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99
Watercourse Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Type Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Assessment Detailed Detailed Type online online online online online online online online online online online imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery Channel 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 0.5 0.5 5.9 1.0 4.0 Width (m)1 Wetted Width 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 (m)1 Gradient 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Moderate Moderate Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Stage (30 - 90% of (30 - 90% of of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) bankfull) bankfull) Moderate Moderate Moderate Total Cover None Trace <5% Trace <5% None Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% None None Trace <5% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% SWD Amount none none none trace none none none none none none none none none LWD Amount none none none none none none none none none none none none none Boulders none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Undercut Banks none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Deep Pools none none none none trace trace none none none none none none none Amount Overhanging sub- sub- sub- Vegetation none none dominant dominant dominant dominant none none none sub-dominant dominant dominant dominant Amount Instream sub- sub- sub- sub- Vegetation none trace trace none none none dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant Amount
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 5 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Reference #
99
Watercourse
Name Road Richmond Agricultural Ditch # 5 Richmond Agricultural Ditch # 6 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #7, east of Highway 99 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #7, west of Highway 99 King Ditch, west of Highway 99 King Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 Williams Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 Williams Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #8 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #9 Steveston Highway Ditch North, east of Highway Steveston Highway Interchange Northwest Ditch Steveston Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99
Crown 1-20% 1-20% 0% 0% 1-20% 1-20% 21-40% 21-40% 0% 0% 0% 0% 41-70% Closure Dominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Subdominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Channel straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight Pattern North bank is fringe of North bank North bank is North bank grass then North bank is is fringe of North bank is fringe of North bank is is fringe of agricultural agricultural North bank is North bank is Both banks grass then agricultural deciduous fringe of blackberries field, south field, south North and North bank is fringe of North bank is grassed road are fringe of agricultural field, south trees then coniferous then bank is bank is south banks blueberry shrubs then grassed road shoulder, Riparian blackberries field, south bank is golf course, trees then agricultural fringe of fringe of are fringe of field, south old field, shoulder, south bank is Description then bank is fringe of south bank is golf course, field, right shrubs with deciduous uncut grass bank is uncut south bank is south bank is fringe of trees agricultural fringe of deciduous fringe of south bank is bank is occasional trees and then hay field grass grassed road uncut grass then parking fields shrubs then trees then grass then agricultural agricultural deciduous shrubs then shoulder lot agricultural golf course agricultural field field tree, then golf course field field agricultural field Vegetated >30 (north) / >30 (north) / >30 (north) / >30 (north) / >30 (north) / >30 (north) / >30 (north) / >30 (north) / >30 (north) / >30 (north) / <15 (north) / <1 (north) / Riparian >30 (both) >30 (south) >30 (south) >30 (south) >30 (south) >30 (south) >30 (south) >30 (south) >30 (south) <30 (south) <5 (south) <30 (south) <5 (south) Width (m)
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 6 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 52 53 54 55 56 Reference #
Watercourse Highway
Name
Steveston Highway Interchange Southeast Ditch Highway 99 Ditch East (between Steveston Highway and Fraser River) Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston and Fraser River) Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 Jacobsen Way/Hartnell Road Ditch Richmond Agricultural Ditch #11 Rice Mill Road Ditch North Rice Mill Road Ditch South Green Slough River Road Ditch Northwest, north of Highway 99 River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between River Road and Highway 17A) Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between River Road and Highway 17A)
Roadside Watercourse Roadside Ditch/ Slough, Roadside Roadside Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Type Ditch slough, Permanent Ditch Ditch Permanent Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Assessment Detailed Detailed Detailed Type online online online online online online online online online online imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery Channel 0.5 1.0 4.0 2.0 7.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 30.0 3.9 5.0 4.0 5.0 Width (m)1 Wetted Width 0.0 0.5 5.0 1.0 4.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 13.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 (m)1 Gradient 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Stage of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Total Cover None Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% SWD Amount none none none none none none none none trace none none none none LWD Amount none none none none none none none none sub-dominant none none none none Boulders none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Undercut Banks none none trace none none none none none trace none none none none Amount Deep Pools none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Overhanging sub- Vegetation none trace dominant dominant trace trace none none dominant sub-dominant dominant sub-dominant dominant Amount
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 7 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 52 53 54 55 56 Reference #
Watercourse Highway
Name
Steveston Highway Interchange Southeast Ditch Highway 99 Ditch East (between Steveston Highway and Fraser River) Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston and Fraser River) Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 Jacobsen Way/Hartnell Road Ditch Richmond Agricultural Ditch #11 Rice Mill Road Ditch North Rice Mill Road Ditch South Green Slough River Road Ditch Northwest, north of Highway 99 River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between River Road and Highway 17A) Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between River Road and Highway 17A)
Instream sub- sub- sub- sub- Vegetation none trace trace trace trace dominant dominant sub-dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant Amount Crown 0% 1-20% 1-20% 0% 41-70% 0% 1-20% 41-70% 21-40% 21-40% 1-20% 0% 1-20% Closure Dominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Subdominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Channel straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight Pattern North bank is Left bank is Right bank West bank is North bank is fringe of West bank is grassed North bank North bank is North bank is West bank is is grassed deciduous fringe of blackberries fringe of Highway is fringe of grassed road grassed Outer bank Highway Left and right North bank is forest, east blackberries then grassed blackberries shoulder, agricultural uncut grass shoulder, Highway is grassed shoulder, banks are fringe of bank is then road/trail road then right bank is field, south and shrubs south bank is shoulder, east Riparian road left bank is mix of uncut shrubs then grassed road shoulder, shoulder, agricultural fringe of bank is then cut fringe of bank is uncut Description shoulder, a fringe of grass and old field, shoulder with south bank is south bank is field, east blackberries fringe of grass field, deciduous grass with inner bank trees then deciduous south bank is intermittent fringe of fringe of bank is then shrubs then south bank is trees then shrubs then is cut grass agricultural forest cut grass shrubs and shrubs then blackberries grassed parking lot agricultural grassed road parking lot or agricultural field or deciduous agricultural then Highway or grass field shoulder cut grass fields parking lot trees field agricultural shoulder fields field Vegetated <15 (outer) / <15 (right) / <15 (left) / >30 (north) / <30 (left) / >30 (north) / >30 (north) / <5 (north) / <15 (west) / <15 (north) / <15 (north) / >30 (west) <15 (west) / Riparian >30 (inner) <30 (left) <15 (right) >30 (south) >30 (right) >30 (south) <5 (south) <15 (south) <30 (east) >30 (south) >30 (south) (east) / <15 >30 (east) Width (m)
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 8 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 Reference #
St) St)
Ladner Ladner Watercourse Name and and Agricultural SFPR) SFPR)
ighway 99 Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between Highway 17A and 64 Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Highway 17A and 64 Delta Ditch #1 Burns Drive Ditch Northeast (between 64 St and Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 St and 64 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Delta Agricultural Ditch #2 Delta Agricultural Ditch #4 Crescent Slough, northeast of H Crescent Slough, southwest of Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch North (between SFPR Trunk Road) Highway 99 Ditch South (between SFPR Trunk Road) Delta Agricultural Ditch #6
Watercourse Roadside Roadside Roadside Roadside Slough, Slough, Roadside Roadside Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Type Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Permanent Permanent Ditch Ditch Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Assessment Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Type online online online online online online online online imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery Channel 1.5 1.5 1.5 8.0 3.0 8.0 2.8 0.8 11.0 10.8 1.0 2.0 3.3 Width (m)1 Wetted Width 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 0.3 7.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 (m)1 Gradient 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Stage of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) Moderate Abundant Moderate Moderate Moderate Total Cover Trace <5% None Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% 5-20% >20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% SWD Amount none none none none none none none none none none none none none LWD Amount none none none none none none none none none none none none none Boulders none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Undercut Banks none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Deep Pools none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Overhanging sub- Vegetation trace trace none trace trace dominant dominant trace trace dominant none sub-dominant dominant Amount Instream sub- sub- sub- sub- sub- Vegetation trace dominant dominant trace dominant dominant sub-dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant Amount
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 9 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 Reference #
St) St)
Ladner Ladner Watercourse Name and and Agricultural SFPR) SFPR)
ighway 99 Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between Highway 17A and 64 Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Highway 17A and 64 Delta Ditch #1 Burns Drive Ditch Northeast (between 64 St and Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 St and 64 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 Delta Agricultural Ditch #2 Delta Agricultural Ditch #4 Crescent Slough, northeast of H Crescent Slough, southwest of Highway 99 Highway 99 Ditch North (between SFPR Trunk Road) Highway 99 Ditch South (between SFPR Trunk Road) Delta Agricultural Ditch #6
Crown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1-20% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Closure Dominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Subdominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Channel straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight Pattern North bank West bank is South bank is is North bank is North bank North bank West bank is West bank is agricultural mix of Left and occasional grassed Left and right North and South bank is is grassed grassed road agricultural field, east agricultural right banks shrub or Highway banks are south ditches is grassed agricultural highway shoulder, field, east bank is fields and Left and right are fringe of tree then shoulder, both fringe of are fringe of Highway Riparian field, south shoulder, east bank is bank is fringe agricultural road banks are uncut grass, agricultural south bank is uncut grass uncut grass shoulder, Description bank is south bank fringe of of deciduous field with shoulder, agricultural then field, south agricultural then then north bank is grassed is grass then trees and occasional north bank is field agricultural bank is fields with agricultural agricultural grassed road road agricultural paved grass, then deciduous grassed fields grassed section of fields fields shoulder shoulder fields parking lot road tree along Highway road parking lot bank edge shoulder shoulder Vegetated >30 (north) / <15 (north) / >30 (left) / <5 (north) / <15 (north) / <5 (west) / >30 (left) / >30 (north) / >30 (west) / >30 (west) / <15 (south) / <15 (south) / >30 (left) / Riparian <5 (south) >30 (south) >30 (right) >30 (south) >30 (south) <5 (east) >30 (right) >30 (south) <30 (east) >30 (east) <5 (north) <5 (north) >30 (right) Width (m)
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 10 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 81 82 Reference #
ive
Watercourse Ditch #1 Name - SFPR Ditch West, north of Highway 99 Delta Agricultural Ditch #7 Delta Agricultural Ditch #8 Delta Agricultural Ditch #9 72 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 72 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 Delta Agricultural Ditch #10 Delta Agricultural Ditch #11 80 street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 80 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 Burns Dr Ditch North (between SFPR and Ladner Trunk Road) Burns Drive Ditch North (between SFPR and Ladner Trunk Road) Burns Drive Cross
Watercourse Roadside Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Type Ditch Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Assessment Detailed Detailed Detailed Type online online online online online online online online online online imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery Channel 5.4 1.5 2.0 0.5 5.0 5.5 3.0 2.5 3.0 4.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 Width (m)1 Wetted Width 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.5 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 2.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 (m)1 Gradient 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Moderate Moderate Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Stage (30 - 90% of of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) (30 - 90% of of bankfull) bankfull) bankfull) Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Abundant Total Cover Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% None Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% >20% SWD Amount none none none none none trace none none none none none none trace LWD Amount none none none none none none none none none none none none none Boulders none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Undercut Banks none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Deep Pools none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Overhanging sub- Vegetation dominant none trace none dominant dominant dominant none sub-dominant none none dominant dominant Amount Instream sub- sub- Vegetation trace none trace dominant trace trace sub-dominant dominant trace trace sub-dominant dominant dominant Amount
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 11 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 81 82 Reference #
ive
Watercourse Ditch #1 Name - SFPR Ditch West, north of Highway 99 Delta Agricultural Ditch #7 Delta Agricultural Ditch #8 Delta Agricultural Ditch #9 72 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 72 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 Delta Agricultural Ditch #10 Delta Agricultural Ditch #11 80 street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 80 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 Burns Dr Ditch North (between SFPR and Ladner Trunk Road) Burns Drive Ditch North (between SFPR and Ladner Trunk Road) Burns Drive Cross
Crown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1-20% 1-20% 0% 1-20% 0% 0% 41-70% Closure Dominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Subdominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Channel straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight Pattern West bank is West bank is North of grassed road South bank North bank is fringe of Left bank is South bank is highway both Both banks Left and Left and Left and shoulder, West bank is Left bank is is grassed grassed road uncut grass shrubs and grassed road banks are mix are fringe of right banks right banks right banks east bank is uncut grass, grassed road road Riparian shoulder, then uncut grass, shoulder, of grass and grass, then are are are fringe of east bank is shoulder, shoulder, Description south bank is agricultural right bank is north bank is shrubs, south road agricultural agricultural agricultural shrubs and blueberry right bank is north bank is agricultural field, east grassed road agricultural of highway shoulder field field field deciduous field uncut grass agricultural field bank is old shoulder field both banks trees then field field are cut grass grass Vegetated >30 (left) / >30 (left) / >30 (left) / >5 (west) / <5 (north) / >30 (west) / >30 (west) / <5 (left) / <30 (left) / <5 (south) / <5 (south) / >30 (north) / Riparian <15 (both) >30 (right) >30 (right) >30 (right) <30 (east) >30 (south) >30 (east) >30 (east) >30 (right) <5 (right) >30 (north) >30 (north) >30 (south) Width (m)
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 12 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 83 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 Reference #
Watercourse Ditch #2
Name -
d Burns Drive Cross 88 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 88 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 88 Street Ditch West, north of Highway 99 88 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 Delta Agricultural Ditch #18 Delta Agricultural Ditch #14 Delta Agricultural Ditch #15, north of Highway 99 Delta Agricultural Ditch #15, south of Highway 99 Delta Agricultural Ditch #17 Ladner Trunk Roa Interchange Southwest Inner Ditch Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Southeast Inner Ditch Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northwest Outer Ditch
Watercourse Roadside Roadside Roadside Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Type Ditch Ditch Ditch Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Assessment Detailed Detailed Type online online online online online online online online online online online imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery Channel 1.0 8.0 1.5 8.5 2.5 4.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.5 Width (m)1 Wetted Width 0.5 3.0 1.0 4.0 1.5 2.5 0.0 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 (m)1 Gradient 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Stage of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Total Cover Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% None None Trace <5% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% SWD Amount trace none none none none none trace none none none none none none LWD Amount none none none none none none none none none none none none none Boulders none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Undercut Banks none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Deep Pools none none none none none trace none none none none none none none Amount Overhanging sub- Vegetation dominant dominant dominant dominant trace dominant trace trace dominant none none sub-dominant dominant Amount Instream sub- sub- sub- sub- Vegetation dominant trace trace trace sub-dominant sub-dominant none none dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant Amount
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 13 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 83 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 Reference #
Watercourse Ditch #2
Name -
d Burns Drive Cross 88 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 88 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 88 Street Ditch West, north of Highway 99 88 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 Delta Agricultural Ditch #18 Delta Agricultural Ditch #14 Delta Agricultural Ditch #15, north of Highway 99 Delta Agricultural Ditch #15, south of Highway 99 Delta Agricultural Ditch #17 Ladner Trunk Roa Interchange Southwest Inner Ditch Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Southeast Inner Ditch Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northwest Outer Ditch
Crown 1-20% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1-20% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1-20% Closure Dominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Subdominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Channel straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight straight Pattern West bank is East bank is West bank is North of fringe of grassed West bank West bank is fringe of South bank is Highway West bank uncut grass road is uncut cut grass East and uncut grass West bank is grassed road both banks is grassed West bank is then shoulder, grass and (agricultural west banks then old field, east shoulder, are scrub road agricultural agricultural Both banks North bank is west bank deciduous field south of are fringe of agricultural bank is north bank is Riparian forest, shoulder, field, east field, east are cut grass cut grass, is cut grass forest, east Ladner uncut grass field, fringe fringe of fringe of Description south of east bank is bank is bank is fringe on road south bank is (agricultural bank is Trunk Road), then of grass then shrubs and Highway mix of uncut grassed road of shrubs shoulder road shoulder field south grassed east bank is agricultural trees/shrubs, agricultural deciduous both banks grass and shoulder then of Ladner road grassed road fields then field trees then are cut shrubs residential Trunk shoulder shoulder residential road shoulder grass road and Road) yard garden Vegetated >30 (north) / <15 (west) / <5 (east) / <5 (west) / >30 (west) / >30 (east) / >30 (west) / >30 (west) / >30 (west) / >30 (west) / >15 (north) / <5 (south) / Riparian >15 (both) >30 (south) >30 (east) >30 (west) >30 (east) <5 (east) >30 (west) <15 (east) >30 (east) <5 (east) <5 (east) <5 (south) <15 (north) Width (m)
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 14 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 98 99 100 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 Reference #
Watercourse Name
rth of Highway
Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northeast Inner Ditch Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northeast Outer Ditch Ladner Trunk Road Ditch North, east of 96 Street. Highway 99 Ditch North (between Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 91) Highway 99 Ditch South (between Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 91) Delta Agricultural Ditch #16 104 Street Ditch BNSF Ditch Big Slough, south of Highway 99 Big Slough, north of Highway 99 112 Street Ditch, no 99 112 Street Ditch, south of Highway 99 Oliver Slough
Watercourse Roadside Roadside Roadside Roadside Roadside Slough, Slough, Slough, Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Type Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Permanent Permanent Permanent Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Assessment Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Detailed Type online online online online online imagery imagery imagery imagery imagery Channel 4.0 4.0 1.0 1.7 0.5 9.4 3.8 1.0 18.2 15.4 5.5 6.9 5.0 Width (m)1 Wetted Width 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 14.0 11.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 (m)1 Gradient 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Low (0-30% Stage of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) of bankfull) Moderate Moderate Moderate Total Cover None None Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% Trace <5% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% SWD Amount none none none none none none none none none trace none none none LWD Amount none none none none none none none none none none none none none Boulders none none none none none none none none none none none none none Amount Undercut Banks none none none none none none none none trace none none none trace Amount Deep Pools none none none none trace dominant none none dominant dominant none none none Amount Overhanging sub- sub- sub- Vegetation none none dominant trace trace subdominant trace trace dominant dominant dominant dominant dominant Amount Instream sub- sub- sub- Vegetation none none dominant dominant dominant trace subdominant dominant sub-dominant sub-dominant dominant dominant dominant Amount
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 15 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse 98 99 100 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 Reference #
Watercourse Name
rth of Highway
Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northeast Inner Ditch Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northeast Outer Ditch Ladner Trunk Road Ditch North, east of 96 Street. Highway 99 Ditch North (between Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 91) Highway 99 Ditch South (between Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 91) Delta Agricultural Ditch #16 104 Street Ditch BNSF Ditch Big Slough, south of Highway 99 Big Slough, north of Highway 99 112 Street Ditch, no 99 112 Street Ditch, south of Highway 99 Oliver Slough
Crown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Closure Dominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Subdominant fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines fines Bed Material Channel sinuous straight straight straight straight straight straight sinuous straight straight straight straight sinuous Pattern North of highway both North of North of banks are highway both highway both South bank North bank North bank is fringe of Left bank is banks are banks are West bank is West bank is West bank is is fringe of is fringe of grassed shrubs then fringe of uncut grass fringe of shrubs agricultural agricultural Outer bank uncut grass uncut grass roadside agricultural uncut grass Both banks and uncut grass (mainly fields, east fields, east is grassed then road then shoulder, fields, south then are fringe of agricultural Both banks then blackberries) bank is bank is fringe Riparian road shoulder, agricultural south bank is of highway agricultural uncut grass fields, south are cut agricultural on slope up fringe of of Description shoulder, north bank fields, south grassed west banks field, right then of highway grass fields, south to railway, blackberries blackberries inner bank is mix of bank is roadside is mix of bank is patch agricultural both banks of highway east bank is along along is cut grass uncut grass grassed shoulder or grassed of low shrubs fields are fringe of both banks agricultural overpass overpass and highway agricultural shoulder and and uncut uncut grass are grassed field slope slope blackberries shoulder fields deciduous grass then roadside forest right agricultural shoulder bank is fields shoulder Vegetated <5 (outer) / <5 (south) / >30 (north) / <15 (north) / >30 (north) / >30 (north) / <30 (west) / >30 (left) / >30 (west) / >30 (west) / Riparian <15 (both) >30 (both) >30 (both) <15 (inner) >15 (north) <5 (south) <15 (south) <15 (south) >30 (south) >30 (east) >30 (right) <15 (east) <15 (east) Width (m)
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 16 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Watercourse Reference # 112 113 114 115 116 117 Highway 91 Interchange Highway 99 Ditch South Highway 99 Ditch North Highway 91 Interchange Watercourse Name Ditches, south of Eugene Creek Eugene Creek Diversion (between Highway 91 and (between Highway 91 and South Outer Ditch Highway 99 Peacock Brook) Peacock Brook) Watercourse Type Ditch Ditch Ditch Ditch Roadside Ditch Roadside Ditch Photos / Photos / Photos / Photos / Assessment Type Detailed Detailed online imagery online imagery online imagery online imagery Channel Width (m)1 3.5 4.5 14.0 14.0 3.0 3.0 Wetted Width (m)1 1.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 Gradient 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Moderate (30 - 90% of Stage Low (0-30% of bankfull) Low (0-30% of bankfull) Low (0-30% of bankfull) Low (0-30% of bankfull) Low (0-30% of bankfull) bankfull) Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Total Cover Trace <5% Trace <5% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% 5-20% SWD Amount none trace none none none none LWD Amount none trace none none none none Boulders Amount none none none none none none Undercut Banks Amount none trace none trace none none Deep Pools Amount trace none subdominant subdominant none none Overhanging Vegetation trace trace trace trace trace trace Amount Instream Vegetation Amount sub-dominant sub-dominant sub-dominant sub-dominant dominant sub-dominant Crown Closure 1-20% 1-20% 0% 1-20% 1-20% 0% Dominant Bed Material fines fines fines fines fines fines Subdominant Bed Material fines fines fines fines fines fines Channel Pattern sinuous sinuous sinuous sinuous straight straight North bank is fringe of uncut North bank is grassed North bank is grassed Left bank is long uncut Both outer and inner banks grass then blueberry field, highway shoulder, south roadside shoulder, south grass, right bank is fringe of Both left and right banks Riparian Description are grassed roadside south bank is fringe of uncut bank is grassed trail shoulder bank is grassed trail uncut grass then grassed are long, uncut grass shoulder grass then grassed highway with intermittent deciduous shoulder highway shoulder shoulder trees Vegetated Riparian Width (m) <30 (both) <15 (north) / <5 (south) >30 (left) / <15 (right) <30 (left) / >30 (right) >30 (north) / <15 (south) <15 (north) / <30 (south)
(1) Channel and Wetted Width were averaged at sites where detailed habitat assessments were conducted, and estimated based on photographs and field observations for the remaining sites. Attachment B - 17 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Table B4 Spring Water Quality Data
Dissolved pH Temperature (°C) Oxygen (mg/L) B.C. WQG Conductivity Watershed Watercourse Name B.C. WQG Easting Northing Date/Time B.C. WQG Criteria: 6.5- (µS/cm) Criteria: 6 - 17 Criteria: >5 9.0 Bridgeport Road Ditch North 7.8 5.14 6.37 343 491308 5448872 01/04/2014 9:49 Tuttle Avenue Ditch West 8.4 5.50 6.53 328 491723 5448379 01/04/2014 10:09 Lower Fraser River Highway 99 Ditch Southeast (between Highway 91 and Westminster Middle Arm 9.2 0.63 6.56 1764 493620 5446432 01/04/2014 10:31 Highway) Westminster Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 10.4 1.16 5.31 347 493789 5446415 22/04/2014 13:47 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Westminster Highway and Blundell) 8.9 1.77 6.32 232 493660 5445933 01/04/2014 10:58 Blundell Road Ditch South, east of Highway 99 12.4 0.11 6.29 356 493714 5444745 22/04/2014 14:07 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell and Steveston) 9.0 2.13 6.17 212 493661 5444535 01/04/2014 11:28 King Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 9.0 1.86 6.45 260 493649 5443507 01/04/2014 11:51 Williams Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 11.9 0.07 6.70 650 493702 5443097 22/04/2014 13:11 Steveston Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 14.0 0.70 6.49 479 494080 5442316 22/04/2014 14:24 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston and F. River) 10.5 0.21 6.36 1610 493941 5441494 22/04/2014 9:36 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 9.1 0.37 6.35 710 493945 5441745 22/04/2014 9:52 Lower Fraser River Jacobsen Way/Hartnell Road Ditch 9.7 0.75 6.20 294 493659 5441680 22/04/2014 9:06 South Arm Rice Mill Road Ditch North 10.1 2.86 6.38 478 493395 5441486 22/04/2014 9:25 River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99 9.9 1.49 6.52 625 495289 5439926 01/04/2014 12:12 River Road Ditch Northwest, north of Highway 99 10.6 2.65 6.86 423 495346 5439990 22/04/2014 10:15 Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 17A and 64 St) 11.5 0.09 6.93 646 496460 5439040 01/04/2014 13:08 Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 St and SFPR) 11.1 0.19 6.72 720 496650 5438995 22/04/2014 13:11 Delta Agricultural Ditch #2 11.8 0.12 6.86 1309 496631 5438686 01/04/2014 13:15 Delta Agricultural Ditch #11 12.3 0.79 6.34 439 499055 5437485 01/04/2014 14:46 88 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 11.1 0.20 6.33 1067 501509 5437583 16/04/2014 14:06 88 Street Ditch West, north of Highway 99 9.5 0.67 4.81 100 501495 5437558 16/04/2014 14:06 88 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 9.5 2.26 4.69 128 501493 5437478 01/04/2014 14:18 Big Slough Delta Agricultural Ditch #16 12.8 0.22 7.45 2436 503947 5437491 01/04/2014 14:07 112 Street Ditch, south of Highway 99 13.8 5.00 6.30 279 506354 5437586 01/04/2014 13:55
Note: Shaded cells represent sites that fell outside of B.C. WQG at the time of sampling Attachment B - 1 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Table B5 Summer Water Quality Data
Temperature Dissolved pH (°C) Oxygen (mg/L) Conductivity Watershed Watercourse Name B.C. WQG Easting Northing Date/Time B.C. WQG B.C. WQG (µS/cm) Criteria: 6.5-9.0 Criteria: 6 - 17 Criteria: >5 Patterson Road Ditch North 18.9 3.52 7.40 1298 491472 5448609 14/07/2014 14:13 Lower Fraser River Tuttle Avenue Ditch West 17.5 3.29 7.00 773 491728 5448383 14/07/2014 14:40 Middle Arm Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between Highway 91 and Westminster 24.2 0.09 6.50 194 493684 5446427 14/07/2014 11:55 Highway) Westminister Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 17.6 0.92 6.03 135 493806 5446341 14/07/2014 12:45 Blundell Road Ditch South, east of Highway 99 21.1 0.20 6.57 415 493736 5444718 14/07/2014 10:58 Highway 99 Ditch East (between Blundell and Steveston) 17.4 0.25 6.68 592 493714 5444757 14/07/2014 11:17 Lower Fraser River Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell and Steveston) 22.4 0.13 7.03 742 493568 5442352 14/07/2014 15:35 South Arm Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston and F. River) 19.8 2.12 7.03 403 493520 5442264 14/07/2014 16:00 Steveston Road Ditch South, east of Highway 99 18.8 3.00 6.35 638 493996 5442298 14/07/2014 10:04 Delta Agricultural Ditch #16 24.2 0.12 6.84 2970 503938 5437534 15/07/2014 15:14 Big Slough, north of Highway 99 24.6 8.37 7.69 3328 505877 5437603 15/07/2014 15:02 112 Street Ditch, north of Highway 99 18.5 8.55 7.52 199 506357 5437642 15/07/2014 15:15 Big Slough Oliver Slough 23.1 5.25 7.65 269 506808 5437677 15/07/2014 13:15 Eugene Creek 25.2 7.41 7.41 29435 508106 5437707 15/07/2014 16:19 Highway 99 Ditch North (between Highway 91 and Peacock Brook) 16.7 0.16 7.11 2088 509507 5437576 15/07/2014 13:00
Note: Shaded cells represent sites that fell outside of B.C. WQG Attachment B - 1 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Table B6 Autumn Water Quality Data
Dissolved Temperature (°C) pH Oxygen (mg/L) Conductivity Watershed Watercourse Name B.C. WQG B.C. WQG Date/Time Easting Northing B.C. WQG (µS/cm) Criteria: 6 - 17 Criteria: 6.5-9.0 Criteria: >5 Bridgeport Road Ditch North 13.5 4.55 5.86 231 19-Oct-14 491322 5448880 Tuttle Avenue Ditch West 14.9 5.75 6.46 267 19-Oct-14 491725 5448384 Shell Road Ditch East, north of Highway 99 13.7 3.33 6.02 172 19-Oct-14 492511 5447711 Lower Fraser River Middle Arm Highway 99 Ditch East (between Shell and Highway 91) 13.8 2.65 6.22 125 19-Oct-14 492565 5447617 Highway 99 Ditch Southeast (between Highway 91 and Westminster 14.0 1.55 6.34 320 19-Oct-14 493612 5446433 Highway) Westminster Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 13.1 5.68 6.1 96 19-Oct-14 493683 5446444 Westminster Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 14.2 4.39 6.1 118 19-Oct-14 493824 5446356 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Westminster Highway and Blundell) 14.1 1.54 6.56 269 19-Oct-14 493658 5445597 Blundell Road Ditch South, east of Highway 99 15.2 1.6 6.49 323 20-Oct-14 493707 5444742 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell and Steveston) 14.0 1.41 6.65 414 19-Oct-14 493662 5444619 King Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 14.2 1.48 6.68 361 19-Oct-14 493659 5443508 Williams Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 14.8 1.97 6.3 330 20-Oct-14 493695 5443110 Steveston Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 14.5 2.13 6.42 412 20-Oct-14 494023 5442325 Steveston Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 14.4 2.39 6.26 432 20-Oct-14 494019 5442308 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston and F. River) 13.5 1.03 6.36 753 19-Oct-14 493928 5441505 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 13.7 3.68 5.97 1315 20-Oct-14 493936 5441750 Lower Fraser River Rice Mill Road Ditch North 13.8 3.7 6.36 213 19-Oct-14 493641 5441485 South Arm River Road Ditch Northwest, north of Highway 99 14.7 4.45 6.7 350 20-Oct-14 495346 5439992 River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99 13.6 1.25 6.27 508 19-Oct-14 495288 5439946 Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between 17A and 64 St) 14.9 2.72 6.54 817 20-Oct-14 496072 5439614 Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 17A and 64 St) 15.9 6.82 6.76 493 19-Oct-14 496206 5439226 Burns Drive Ditch Northeast (between 64 St and SFPR) 15.4 3.06 6.33 665 20-Oct-14 496645 5439001 Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 St and SFPR) 14.8 2.33 6.5 364 19-Oct-14 497595 5438248 Delta Agricultural Ditch #10 14.4 6.6 6.62 767 20-Oct-14 498646 5437951 Delta Agricultural Ditch #11 11.9 12.03 6.59 293 16-Oct-14 499050 5437484 88 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 15.0 4.55 6.14 1302 20-Oct-14 501516 5437593 88 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 11.9 1.43 5.83 314 16-Oct-14 501498 5437475
Note: Shaded cells represent sites that fell outside of B.C. WQG at the time of sampling Attachment B - 1 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Dissolved Temperature (°C) pH Oxygen (mg/L) Conductivity Watershed Watercourse Name B.C. WQG B.C. WQG Date/Time Easting Northing B.C. WQG (µS/cm) Criteria: 6 - 17 Criteria: 6.5-9.0 Criteria: >5 88 Street Ditch West, north of Highway 99 13.5 11.87 1.86 24 20-Oct-14 501494 5437596 88 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 12.2 1.87 5.31 165 16-Oct-14 501495 5437473 Burns Drive Ditch between Ladner Trunk and SFPR 14.2 3.3 6.56 937 20-Oct-14 502840 5437597 Highway 99 Ditch North (between Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 91) 13.9 5.25 6.07 489 20-Oct-14 505773 5437627 Big Slough Delta Agricultural Ditch #16 12.5 3.46 6.37 608 16-Oct-14 503937 5437475 104 Street Ditch 12.6 1.64 6.64 734 16-Oct-14 504752 5437461 112 Street Ditch, south of Highway 99 12.6 2.24 6.13 197 16-Oct-14 506360 5437511 Highway 99 Ditch North (between Highway 91 and Peacock Brook) 14.6 3.66 6.32 2027 20-Oct-14 509149 5437610
Note: Shaded cells represent sites that fell outside of B.C. WQG at the time of sampling Attachment B - 2 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Table B7 Spring Fish Capture Data
CPUE Minimum Maximum Number of Species Total (fish per Date/Time Soak Time Watershed Watercourse Name 1, 2 Stage Length Length Easting Northing Traps Set Code Number trap- (hours) (mm) (mm) Trap Set hour)
Bridgeport Road Ditch North 4 NFC - - - - - 491308 5448872 31/03/2014 11:00 22.8 Tuttle Avenue Ditch West 4 TSB 15 adult 0.16 40 50 491723 5448379 31/03/2014 11:20 22.8 Highway 99 Ditch Southeast (between Highway 91 and 4 TSB 106 adult 1.16 35 60 493620 5446432 31/03/2014 11:45 22.8 Westminster Highway) Lower Fraser
River Middle Arm Westminster Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 4 NFC - - - - - 493789 5446415 21/04/2014 15:30 22.3 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Westminster Highway 4 TSB 52 adult 0.57 35 50 493660 5445933 31/03/2014 12:00 23.0 and Blundell) Blundell Road Ditch South, east of Highway 99 4 TSB 55 adult 0.62 20 55 493714 5444745 21/04/2014 15:56 22.2 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell and Steveston) 4 TSB 60 adult 0.64 35 50 493661 5444535 31/03/2014 12:05 23.4 King Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 4 TSB 27 adult 0.29 35 50 493649 5443507 31/03/2014 12:10 23.7 Williams Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 4 TSB 14 adult 0.16 35 50 493702 5443097 21/04/2014 15:07 22.1 King Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 4 BNH 1 adult 0.01 70 70 493649 5443507 31/03/2014 12:10 23.7
Steveston Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 4 TSB 140 adult 1.49 30 55 494080 5442316 21/04/2014 14:58 23.4 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston and F. River) 4 NFC - - - - - 493941 5441494 21/04/2014 13:55 19.7 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 2 NFC - - - - - 493945 5441745 21/04/2014 13:31 20.4 Jacobsen Way/Hartnell Road Ditch 4 NFC - - - - - 493659 5441680 21/04/2014 14:36 18.5 Rice Mill Road Ditch North 2 NFC - - - - - 493395 5441486 21/04/2014 14:22 19.1 River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99 4 TSB 24 adult 0.25 35 50 495289 5439926 31/03/2014 12:30 23.7 River Road Ditch Northwest, north of Highway 99 4 TSB 19 adult 0.23 35 50 495346 5439990 21/04/2014 13:15 21.0 Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 17A and 64 St) 2 TSB 25 adult 0.53 35 50 496460 5439040 31/03/2014 13:40 23.5 Lower Fraser River South Arm Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 17A and 64 St) 2 NFC - - - - - 496481 5439024 31/03/2014 13:15 23.8 Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between 64 and SFPR) 4 PMB 2 adult 0.02 35 35 496650 5438995 15/04/2014 17:18 21.1 Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 17A and 64 St) 2 TSB 52 adult 0.62 35 45 496481 5439024 31/03/2014 13:15 23.8 Delta Agricultural Ditch #2 2 TSB 44 adult 0.94 35 50 496631 5438686 31/03/2014 13:55 23.3 Delta Agricultural Ditch #11 4 TSB 2 adult 0.02 40 40 499055 5437485 31/03/2014 14:10 24.6 88 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 2 NFC - - - - - 501509 5437583 15/04/2014 16:46 21.3 88 Street Ditch West, north of Highway 99 2 NFC - - - - - 501495 5437558 15/04/2014 16:46 21.3
(1) Refer to Appendix B, Table 2 for species codes (2) NFC = No fish caught Attachment B - 1 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
CPUE Minimum Maximum Number of Species Total (fish per Date/Time Soak Time Watershed Watercourse Name 1, 2 Stage Length Length Easting Northing Traps Set Code Number trap- (hours) (mm) (mm) Trap Set hour)
88 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 2 NFC - - - - - 501493 5437478 31/03/2014 15:15 23.1 Delta Agricultural Ditch #16 4 TSB 89 adult 0.93 40 50 503947 5437491 31/03/2014 14:07 24.0 112 Street Ditch, south of Highway 99 4 TSB 51 adult 0.53 35 50 506354 5437586 31/03/2014 13:57 24.0 Big Slough
(1) Refer to Appendix B, Table 2 for species codes (2) NFC = No fish caught Attachment B - 2 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Table B8 Autumn Fish Capture Data
Number of Species Total CPUE (fish per Minimum Maximum Date/Time Soak Time Watershed Watercourse Name 1, 2 Stage Easting Northing Traps Set Code Number trap-hour) Length Length Trap Set (hours) Bridgeport Road Ditch North 2 NFC - - - - - 491322 5448880 18-Oct-14 24.0
Tuttle Avenue Ditch West 2 TSB 9 Adult 0.19 25 30 491725 5448384 18-Oct-14 24.2 Shell Road Ditch East, north of Highway 99 2 TSB 165 Adult 3.41 20 40 492511 5447711 18-Oct-14 24.2 Highway 99 Ditch East (between Shell and Highway 91) 2 TSB 75 Adult 1.56 20 35 492565 5447617 18-Oct-14 24.1 Highway 99 Ditch Southeast (between Highway 91 and Middle Arm 2 TSB 3 Adult 0.06 25 40 493612 5446433 18-Oct-14 24.2 Westminster Highway) Lower Fraser River Westminster Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 2 TSB 2 Adult 0.04 30 30 493683 5446444 18-Oct-14 24.2 Westminster Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 2 TSB 55 Adult 1.13 25 40 493824 5446356 18-Oct-14 24.2 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Westminster Highway 4 TSB 1 Adult 0.01 25 40 493658 5445597 18-Oct-14 24.3 and Blundell) Blundell Road Ditch South, east of Highway 99 4 TSB 13 Adult 0.15 25 35 493707 5444742 19-Oct-14 21.3 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell and 2 TSB 3 Adult 0.06 30 40 493662 5444619 18-Oct-14 24.4 Steveston) King Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 4 TSB 6 Adult 0.06 25 35 493659 5443508 18-Oct-14 24.5 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell and 2 PMB 2 Adult 0.02 20 35 493662 5444619 18-Oct-14 24.4 Steveston)
Williams Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 4 NFC - - - - - 493695 5443110 19-Oct-14 21.2 Steveston Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 3 TSB 15 Adult 0.24 25 35 494023 5442325 19-Oct-14 21.2 Williams Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 4 PMB 8 Adult 0.13 15 20 493695 5443110 19-Oct-14 21.2 Steveston Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 TSB 1 Adult 0.02 25 25 19-Oct-14 3 494019 5442308 21.1 Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston and 4 493928 5441505 24.3 Fraser River) PMB 1 Adult 0.01 25 50 18-Oct-14 Steveston Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 3 TSB 46 Adult 0.47 20 35 494019 5442308 19-Oct-14 21.1 Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 2 NFC - - - - - 493936 5441750 19-Oct-14 20.9 Rice Mill Road Ditch North 2 TSB 1 Adult 0.02 30 30 493641 5441485 18-Oct-14 24.3 Lower Fraser River South Arm River Road Ditch Northwest, north of Highway 99 2 TSB 52 Adult 1.25 20 35 495346 5439992 19-Oct-14 20.9 River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99 4 BMC 1 Adult 0.01 40 40 495288 5439946 18-Oct-14 24.4 River Road Ditch Northwest, north of Highway 99 2 TSB 62 Adult 0.63 25 35 495346 5439992 19-Oct-14 20.9 GC 12 Adult 0.12 12 40 River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99 4 PMB 8 Adult 0.08 30 45 495288 5439946 18-Oct-14 24.4 Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between 17A and 64 St) 2 496072 5439614 19-Oct-14 20.8 TSB 18 Adult 0.43 25 30 Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 17A and 64 St) 2 496206 5439226 18-Oct-14 24.2 TSB 1 Adult 0.02 35 35 Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between 17A and 64 St) 2 GC 11 Adult 0.23 25 40 496072 5439614 19-Oct-14 20.8 (1) Refer to Appendix B, Table 2 for species codes NFC = No fish caught Attachment B - 1 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project Technical Volume – Fish and Fish Habitat Study – Attachment B
Number of Species Total CPUE (fish per Minimum Maximum Date/Time Soak Time Watershed Watercourse Name 1, 2 Stage Easting Northing Traps Set Code Number trap-hour) Length Length Trap Set (hours) TSB 3 Adult 0.07 20 30 Burns Drive Ditch Northeast (between 64 St and SFPR) 2 496645 5439001 19-Oct-14 20.9 GC 12 Adult 0.29 15 40 PMB 20 Adult 0.48 15 55 Burns Drive Ditch Northeast (between 64 St and SFPR) 2 496645 5439001 19-Oct-14 20.9 PMB 5 Adult 0.10 25 45 Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 St and SFPR) 2 497595 5438248 18-Oct-14 23.9 TSB 42 Adult 0.88 25 35 BMC 1 Adult 0.02 40 40 Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 St and SFPR) 2 497595 5438248 18-Oct-14 23.9 PMB 15 Adult 0.18 15 30 Delta Agricultural Ditch #10 4 498646 5437951 19-Oct-14 20.7 TSB 92 Adult 1.11 25 35 Delta Agricultural Ditch #11 2 NFC - - - - - 499050 5437484 15-Oct-14 23.5 88 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 2 TSB 12 Adult 0.29 25 35 501516 5437593 19-Oct-14 20.8 88 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 2 NFC - - - - - 501498 5437475 15-Oct-14 23.6 88 Street Ditch West, north of Highway 99 2 TSB 1 Adult 0.02 25 25 501494 5437596 19-Oct-14 20.7 88 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 2 NFC - - - - - 501495 5437473 15-Oct-14 23.5 Burns Drive Ditch between Ladner Trunk and SFPR 2 NFC - - - - - 502840 5437597 19-Oct-14 20.6 Highway 99 Ditch North (between Ladner Trunk Road 2 TSB 18 Adult 0.45 25 30 505773 5437627 19-Oct-14 19.9 and Highway 91)
Delta Agricultural Ditch #16 2 TSB 55 Adult 1.17 20 35 503937 5437475 15-Oct-14 23.4 Highway 99 Ditch North (between Ladner Trunk Road 2 PMB 310 Adult 6.61 15 45 505773 5437627 19-Oct-14 19.9 and Highway 91) Big Slough 104 Street Ditch 2 TSB 14 Adult 0.30 25 40 504752 5437461 15-Oct-14 23.3 112 Street Ditch, south of Highway 99 2 PMB 4 Adult 0.09 30 60 506360 5437511 15-Oct-14 23.3 104 Street Ditch 2 BNH 1 Adult 0.02 200 200 504752 5437461 15-Oct-14 23.3
Highway 99 Ditch North (between Highway 91 and TSB 36 Adult 0.44 25 35 4 509149 5437610 19-Oct-14 20.5 Peacock Brook) BMC 1 Adult 0.01 35 35
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ATTACHMENT C Photographs of Watercourses Assessed during the Fish Field Program for the Project
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Photo 1: Swale that runs to the north from Bridgeport Road North (Watercourse #6), looking south. April 1, 2014.
Photo 2: Representative photo of Bridgeport Road Ditch South (Watercourse #7), facing south. April 2, 2014.
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Photo 3: Representative photo of Patterson Road Ditch North (Watercourse #8), facing west. July 14, 2014.
Photo 4: Representative photo of Tuttle Avenue Ditch West (Watercourse #9), facing upstream. April 1, 2014.
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Photo 5: Representative photo of Tuttle Avenue Ditch East (Watercourse #10), facing downstream. October 17, 2014.
Photo 6: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch West (between Cambie & Shell) (Watercourse #11), facing northwest. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 7: Representative photo of Shell Road Ditch East, north of Highway 99 (Watercourse #12), facing north. October 17, 2014.
Photo 8: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch East (between Shell & Highway 91) (Watercourse #13), facing northwest. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 9: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Shell & Highway 91) (Watercourse #14), facing southeast. October 17, 2014.
Photo 10: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between Highway 91 & Westminster Highway) (Watercourse #15), facing north. October 19, 2014.
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Photo 11: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch Southeast (between Highway 91 and Westminster Highway) (Watercourse #16), facing north. April 1, 2014.
Photo 12: Representative photo of Westminster Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 (Watercourse #17), facing west. April 21, 2014.
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Photo 13: Representative photo of Westminster Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 (Watercourse # 18), facing east. July 14, 2014.
Photo 14: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch East (between Westminster Highway and Blundell Road) (Watercourse #20), facing north. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 15: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch West (between Westminster Highway and Blundell Road) (Watercourse #21), facing north. April 1, 2014.
Photo 16: Representative photo of Blundell Road Ditch South, east of Highway 99 (Watercourse #22), facing east. April 21, 2014.
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Photo 17: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch East (between Blundell Road and Steveston Highway) (Watercourse #23), facing south from Williams Road Ditch. April 21, 2014.
Photo 18: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch West (between Blundell Road and Steveston Highway) (Watercourse #24), facing north. April 1, 2014.
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Photo 19: Looking east at Richmond Agricultural Ditch #1 from Highway 99 (Watercourse #25). October 17, 2014.
Photo 20: Looking east at Richmond Agricultural Ditch #2 (Watercourse #26) from Highway 99. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 21: Looking east at Richmond Agricultural Ditch #3 (Watercourse #27) from Highway 99. October 17, 2014.
Photo 22: Looking west toward Richmond Agricultural Ditch #4 (Watercourse #28) from Highway 99. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 23: Looking west toward Richmond Agricultural Ditch #5 (Watercourse #29) from Highway 99. October 17, 2014.
Photo 24: Looking west toward Richmond Agricultural Ditch #6 (Watercourse #30) from Highway 99. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 25: Looking east at Richmond Agricultural Ditch #7, east of Highway 99 (Watercourse #31). October 17, 2014.
Photo 26: Looking east at Richmond Agricultural Ditch #7, west of Highway 99 (Watercourse #32) from No.5 Road. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 27: Looking west from Highway 99 at King Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 (Watercourse #33). April 1, 2014.
Photo 28: Looking east from Highway 99 at King Road Ditch, east of Highway 99 (Watercourse #34). October 17, 2014.
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Photo 29: Looking east from Highway 99 at Williams Road Ditch (Watercourse #35), east of Highway 99. April 21, 2014.
Photo 30: Looking west from Highway 99 at Williams Road Ditch, west of Highway 99 (Watercourse #36). April 21, 2014.
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Photo 31: Looking east from No.5 Road at Richmond Agricultural Ditch #8 (Watercourse #37). October 17, 2014.
Photo 32: Looking east from Highway 99 at Richmond Agricultural Ditch #9 (Watercourse #38). October 17, 2014.
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Photo 33: Representative photo of Steveston Highway Ditch North, east of Highway 99 (Watercourse #39), facing west. April 21, 2014.
Photo 34: Representative photo of Steveston Highway Interchange Northwest Ditch (Watercourse #40), facing east. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 35: Representative photo of Steveston Highway Ditch South, east of Highway 99 (Watercourse #41), facing west. July 14, 2014.
Photo 36: View of Steveston Highway Interchange Southeast Ditch (Watercourse #42), facing west. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 37: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch East (between Steveston and Fraser River) (Watercourse #43), facing south. October 17, 2014.
Photo 38: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch West (between Steveston and Fraser River) (Watercourse #44), facing south from Rice Mill Road. April 21, 2014.
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Photo 39: Representative photo of Richmond Agricultural Ditch #10 (Watercourse #45), facing northeast. April 21, 2014.
Photo 40: Representative photo of Jacobsen Way/Hartnell Road Ditch (Watercourse #46), facing west. April 21, 2014.
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Photo 41: Representative photo of Richmond Agricultural Ditch #11 ((Watercourse #47), facing west. October 18, 2014.
Photo 42: Representative photo of Rice Mill Road Ditch North, facing west (Watercourse #48). April 21, 2014.
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Photo 43: Representative photo of Rice Mill Road Ditch South (Watercourse #49), facing west. April 21, 2014.
Photo 44: Fraser River South Arm (Watercourse #50), facing downstream from south bank. February 19, 2014.
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Photo 45: Fraser River South Arm (Watercourse #50), facing towards north bank from south bank. February 19, 2014.
Photo 46: Riprap armouring on intermittent sections of River South Arm south bank. February 19, 2014.
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Photo 47: Fraser River South Arm (Watercourse #50), facing towards south bank from north bank. February 19, 2014.
Photo 48: Deas Slough (Watercourse #51), facing downstream from south bank at Highway 99. February 19, 2014.
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Photo 49: Deas Slough (Watercourse #51), facing upstream from south bank at Highway 99. February 19, 2014.
Photo 50: Green Slough (Watercourse #52), facing upstream from left bank. July 16, 2014.
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Photo 51: Facing downstream at Green Slough (Watercourse #52) towards outlet to Deas Slough. July 16, 2014
Photo 52: Representative photo of River Road Ditch Northwest (Watercourse #53), north of Highway 99, looking northeast. April 21, 2014.
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Photo 53: Representative Photo of River Road Ditch Southeast, south of Highway 99 (Watercourse #54), looking west. April 1, 2014.
Photo 54: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between River Rd and 17A) (Watercourse #55), facing northwest. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 55: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between River Rd and 17A) (Watercourse #56) taken from River Road, looking southeast. April 1, 2014.
Photo 56: Looking southeast at Highway 99 Ditch Northeast (between 17A and 64 St) (Watercourse #57) from River Road exit. October 19, 2014.
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Photo 57: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between Highway 17A and 64 St) (Watercourse #58), facing northwest. April 1, 2014.
Photo 58: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch #1 (Watercourse #59), facing south. April 2, 2014.
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Photo 59: Representative photo of Burns Drive Ditch Northeast (between 64 St and Highway 17) (Watercourse #60), facing east. April 15, 2014.
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Photo 60: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch Southwest (between 64 St and Highway 17) (Watercourse #61), facing southeast from Crescent Slough. October 19, 2014.
Photo 61: Representative photo of 64 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 (Watercourse #62), facing north. April 15, 2014.
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Photo 62: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch # 2 (Watercourse #64), taken from 64 Street looking east. April 1, 2014.
Photo 63: Looking south from Highway 99 at Delta Agricultural Ditch #4 (Watercourse #65). October 18, 2014.
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Photo 64: Representative photo of Crescent Slough, northeast of Highway 99 (Watercourse #66), facing northeast. October 18, 2014.
Photo 65: Representative photo of Crescent Slough, southwest of Highway 99, facing south (Watercourse #67). July 15, 2014.
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Photo 66: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch North (between Highway 17 and Ladner Trunk Road) (Watercourse #68), facing west. October 18, 2014.
Photo 67: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch South (between Highway 17 and Ladner Trunk Road) (Watercourse #69), looking east from 88 Street.
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Photo 68: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch #6 (Watercourse #70), facing south. July 15, 2014.
Photo 69: Representative photo of SFPR Ditch West, north of Highway 99 (Watercourse #71), facing southwest. July 15, 2014.
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Photo 70: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch #7 (Watercourse #72), facing south. October 17, 2014.
Photo 71: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch #8 7 (Watercourse #73), facing south. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 72: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch #9 7 (Watercourse #74), facing south. October 17, 2014.
Photo 73: Representative photo of 72 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 (Watercourse #75), facing north. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 74: Representative photo of 72 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 (Watercourse #76), facing south. July 15, 2014.
Photo 75: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch #10 (Watercourse #77), looking north. October 20, 2014.
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Photo 76: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch #11 99 (Watercourse #78), looking north from Ladner Trunk Road. April 1, 2014.
Photo 77: Representative photo of 80 street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 (Watercourse #79), looking south from Ladner Trunk Road. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 78: Representative photo of 80 street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 (Watercourse #80), looking south from Ladner Trunk Road. October 17, 2014.
Photo 79: Looking west at Burns Drive Ditch North (between Highway 17 and Ladner Trunk Road) (Watercourse #81) from Ladner Trunk Road exit. October 18, 2014.
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Photo 80: Looking north from Burns Drive at Burns Drive Cross-ditch #1 99 (Watercourse #82). October 18, 2014.
Photo 81: Looking north from Burns Drive at Burns Drive Cross-ditch #2 (Watercourse #83). October 18, 2014.
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Photo 82: Representative photo of 88 Street Ditch East, north of Highway 99 (Watercourse #86), facing south. April 15, 2014.
Photo 83: Representative photo of 88 Street Ditch East, south of Highway 99 (Watercourse #87), looking north. April 1, 2014.
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Photo 84: Representative photo of 88 Street Ditch West, north of Highway 99 (Watercourse #88), facing north. April 15, 2014.
Photo 85: Representative photo of 88 Street Ditch West, south of Highway 99 (Watercourse #89). Taken from Ladner Trunk Road looking north. April 1, 2014.
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Photo 86: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch #18 (Watercourse #90), facing north. October 17, 2014.
Photo 87: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch #14 (Watercourse #91), facing north. October 18, 2014.
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Photo 88: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch #15 north of Highway 99 (Watercourse #92). Taken from Burns Drive, facing north. April 15, 2014.
Photo 89: Looking south from Burns Drive at Delta Agricultural Ditch #15 (Watercourse #93), south of Highway 99. October 15, 2014.
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Photo 90: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch #17 (Watercourse #94), facing north. July 15, 2014.
Photo 91: View of Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Southwest, Inner Ditch (Watercourse #95), facing east. October 18, 2014.
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Photo 92: View of Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Southeast Inner Ditch (Watercourse #96), facing east. October 18, 2014.
Photo 93: View of Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northwest Outer Ditch (Watercourse #97), facing west. October 18, 2014.
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Photo 94: View of Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northeast Inner Ditch (Watercourse #98), facing west. October 18, 2014.
Photo 95: View of Ladner Trunk Road Interchange Northeast Outer Ditch (Watercourse #99), facing southwest. October 18, 2014.
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Photo 96: View of Ladner Trunk Road Ditch North, east of 96 Street (Watercourse #100), facing north from Ladner Trunk Road. October 18, 2014.
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Photo 97: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch North (between Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 91) (Watercourse #102), facing east. October 15, 2014.
Photo 98: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch South (between Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 91) (Watercourse #103). Facing east from 104 Street Ditch. October 15, 2014.
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Photo 99: Representative photo of Delta Agricultural Ditch #16 (Watercourse #104). From Highway 99, looking north from Highway 99. July 15, 2014.
Photo 100: Representative photo of 104 Street Ditch (Watercourse #105), facing south on north side of Highway 99. July 15, 2014.
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Photo 101: Representative photo of BNSF Ditch (Watercourse #106). Taken from Highway 99 facing northeast. July 15, 2014.
Photo 102: Representative photo of Big Slough, south of Highway 99 (Watercourse #107), facing north from Ladner Trunk Road. July 15, 2014.
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Photo 103: Representative photo of Big Slough, north of Highway 99 (Watercourse #108), facing north. October 18, 2014.
Photo 104: Representative photo of 112 Street Ditch, north of Highway 99 (Watercourse #109). Facing north. July 15, 2014.
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Photo 105: Representative photo of 112 Street Ditch, south of Highway 99 (Watercourse #110). Taken from Ladner Trunk road looking north. April 1, 2014.
Photo 106: Representative photo of Oliver Slough, north of Highway 99 (Watercourse # 111), facing north. July 15, 2014.
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Photo 107: Representative photo of Highway 91 Interchange Ditches, south of Highway 99 (Watercourse #112). Facing southwest from east side of interchange. October 17, 2014.
Photo 108: Representative photo of Highway 91 Interchange South Outer Ditch (Watercourse #113), facing west from Highway 91 overpass. October 17, 2014.
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Photo 109: Representative photo of Eugene Creek, north of Highway 99 (Watercourse #114), facing west. July 15, 2014.
Photo 110: Representative photo of Eugene Creek Diversion (Watercourse #115), facing north. July 15, 2014.
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Photo 111: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch South (between Highway 91 and Peacock Brook) (Watercourse #116), facing east. April 15, 2014.
Photo 112: Representative photo of Highway 99 Ditch North (between Highway 91 and Peacock Brook) (Watercourse #117), facing east from 131A Street Ditch. April 21, 2014.
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