A SALMONID PRODUCTION PLAN FOR THE COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT By Ted Burns Biologist For Cowichan Fish and Habitat Renewal March 2002 Cowplan 2002 Update 3 2002 Upgrade TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 METHODS.................................................................................................................................................................... 13 RESULTS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13 OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT UNIT 1: LADYSMITH NORTH.................................................................... 16 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................................................. 17 LIMITING FACTORS................................................................................................................................................. 17 PRODUCTION OPTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 17 STREAM NAME: THOMAS CREEK ................................................................................................................. 19 STREAM NAME: LUKE’S CREEK.................................................................................................................... 21 STREAM NAME: WALKERS (PERRY) CREEK ............................................................................................ 23 STREAM NAME: BUSH CREEK ....................................................................................................................... 25 STREAM NAME: ROCKY (TYEE CREEK)................................................................................................... 28 OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT UNIT 2: CHEMAINUS ................................................................................... 30 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................................................. 31 LIMITING FACTORS................................................................................................................................................. 31 PRODUCTION OPTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 31 STREAM NAME: HOLLAND CREEK............................................................................................................... 33 STREAM NAME: STOCKING (JACKMAN) CREEK)................................................................................... 35 STREAM NAME: PORTER CREEK................................................................................................................. 37 STREAM NAME: MATTHEW CREEK ........................................................................................................... 39 STREAM NAME: CHEMAINUS RIVER........................................................................................................... 41 STREAM NAME: HUMBIRD CREEK.............................................................................................................. 45 STREAM NAME: BONSALL CREEK ............................................................................................................... 46 STREAM NAME: WEST BONSALL.................................................................................................................. 49 STREAM NAME: WHITEHOUSE CREEK ...................................................................................................... 51 STREAM NAME: GROVES CREEK ................................................................................................................. 54 STREAM NAME : WATER PARSLEY CREEK .............................................................................................. 56 OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT UNIT 3: SOMENOS BASIN........................................................................... 59 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................................................. 60 LIMITING FACTORS................................................................................................................................................. 60 PRODUCTION OPTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 60 STREAM NAME: QUAMICHAN CREEK.......................................................................................................... 62 STREAM NAME: SOMENOS CREEK ................................................................................................................ 67 STREAM NAME: RICHARDS CREEK AND CROFTON RESERVOIR....................................................... 71 Cowplan ‘02 2 T. Burns Update 3 STREAM NAME: AVERILL CREEK ................................................................................................................ 75 STREAM NAME: BINGS CREEK (HOLMES CREEK, BUCKHAM’S CREEK)..................................... 79 STREAM NAME: CENTENNIAL PARK CREEK ........................................................................................... 83 STREAM NAME: MENZIES CREEK................................................................................................................ 85 OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT UNIT 4: MAIN (COWICHAN RIVER) ........................................................ 87 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................................................. 88 LIMITING FACTORS................................................................................................................................................. 88 PRODUCTION OPTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 88 STREAM NAME: COWICHAN RIVER ............................................................................................................ 89 OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT UNIT 5: COWICHAN SIDECHANNELS..................................................... 96 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................................................. 97 LIMITING FACTORS................................................................................................................................................. 97 PRODUCTION OPTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 97 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. TB1 BACK TIDAL MARRINER'S BACKCHANNEL (1)...................... 100 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. TBSF1 BACK TIDAL LOG POND TIDE CHANNEL (2) ........................... 101 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. TB2 BACK TIDAL NEAR PIMBURY (3) ................................................... 102 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. TBSF2 BACK TIDAL RODENBUSH TIDE CHANNEL............................ 103 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. TF3 FLOOD TIDAL FLOOD CHANNEL NEAR PIMBURY (5) ............................. 104 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. TBSF3 BACK TIDAL SNOWBERRY TIDE CHANNEL (6)...................... 105 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. TB4 BACK TIDAL PRIESTS' BACKCHANNEL (7)................................. 106 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. TBSF4 BACK TIDAL BLACKBERRY TIDE CHANNEL (8) ................... 107 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. A5 ACTIVE PRIESTS' MARSH (9).............................................................. 108 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. TBSF5 BACK TIDAL FAR FIELD TIDE CHANNEL (10)......................... 109 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. R6 RELIC BLOCKED RELIC CHANNEL (11) ....................................... 110 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. TBSF6/1 BACK TIDAL WHITEFACE TIDE-RELIC CHANNEL (12) .. 111 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. TRSF6/2 RELIC TIDAL (13)........................................................................................ 112 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. A7 ACTIVE QUAMICHAN VILLAGE SIDECHANNEL (BLACK CREEK) (14)......................................................................................................................................................... 113 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. FSF7 FLOOD SOUTH FORK BAR FLOOD CHANNEL (15).................. 114 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. B8 BACK MAJOR JIMMY'S SIDECHANNEL (16)...................................... 115 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. ASF8 ACTIVE DUCKWEED ACTIVE CHANNEL(17) ............................ 117 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. R9 RELIC RELIC COMPLEX ON MAJOR JIMMY'S ISLAND (18) 118 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. BSF9 BACK BIFURCATION BACKCHANNEL (19).............................. 119 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. A10/1 ACTIVE ROTARY PARK ACTIVE CHANNEL (20) ................ 120 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. F10/2 ACTIVE INNER FISHGUT ALLEY ACTIVE CHANNEL (21)... 122 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. FSF10 FLOOD BIFURCATION FLOOD CHANNEL (22)......................... 123 SIDE CHANNEL I.D. A 11 ACTIVE JOHN'S CREEK (23)............................................................. 124 WALLY’S ...............................................................................................................................................................