Columbia Basin Watershed Network

SGRC Lead Researcher: Ian Parfitt
SGRC Researchers: Justin Robinson
SGRC Intern: Barry McLane (2014), Venessa Langhorn (2015), Jan Pindroch (2016), Kalyn May (2017), Maggie Finkle-Aucoin (2018), Katie Erickson (2019) and Kyla Workun (2020)

Collaborating Agencies: Columbia Basin Watershed Network (CBWN) member groups

Funders: CBWN, CBT

The SGRC has provided GIS support to community-based watershed groups in the Columbia Basin since 2008. Projects include terrain mapping, off-road vehicle impact assessments, volunteer training, and mapping biodiversity data collected by citizen scientists. For more information about the CBWN please see www.cbwn.ca.

Resources

Mark / Mathew Creek (Mark Creek Recovery Program) — 2008

Base Mapping Watershed Features (7.7 MB)
Forestry Development Activity (7.7 MB)
Mining Activity and Site Contamination (1.75 MB)

Joseph / Gold Creek (Joseph Creek Community Action Team) — 2008

Base Mapping Watershed Features (6.8 MB)
Forestry Development Activity ( 7.2 MB)
Mining Activity and Site Contamination (7.1 MB)
Wildlife Values (11.5 MB)

Salmo River (Salmo Streamskeepers Society) — 2009

Salmo River Watershed (1.3 MB)
Watershed Impacts (2 MB)

Slocan Lake (Slocan Lake Stewardship Society) — 2009

Slocan Lake Hydrologic Features (11 MB)

Columbia Wetlands (Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners) — 2009

Columbia Wetlands Active Hydrometric Stations (735 KB)

Jimsmith Lake Watershed (Jimsmith Lake Community Association) — 2010

Jimsmith Lake Watershed Features (2.1 MB)
Angus and East Angus Creek Survey (4.6 MB)
Forest Coverage and Activities (2.9 MB)
Wildlife Values & Non-Sensitive Endangered Plant and Animal Species (709 KB)

Lake Lillian (Toby Benches Society) — 2010

Andreen, Wilmer, & Neave Creek Watershed Features (3.0 MB)

SHIM Mapping of Murphy, Hanna, & Topping Creeks, Rossland BC (Rossland Water Stewardship Task Force) — 2010

SHIM Poster(4.5 MB)

CBT Water Quality Monitoring Map — Nov 18, 2010

WQ Monitoring Map (5.1 MB)

CBT Columbia River Watershed Simple Poster — Fall 2010

A Simple Map Created of the CBT Area (3.4 MB)

Friends of the Lardeau River GIS & Mapping Support Project — Fall 2010

The Lardeau River Watershed (low resolution version) (1.0 MB)
A Simple Map of the Lardeau Watershed (0.5 MB)
Fish Habitat Values Map (1.2 MB)
Wildlife Habitat Values Map (1.2 MB)
A Map of the Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Zones(3.2 MB)
Forest Cover Map (1.8 MB)
Forest Activity & General Forest Ownership Map (1.6 MB)
Mining Activity Map (1.9 MB)
Parks and Protected Areas Map (1 MB)
Terrain Stability Map (3.3 MB)
Lardeau River Watershed: High Resolution Orthophotos and 20k Map Grid (0.7 MB)
Ortho-mosaic of the Lower Lardeau River (Low Resolution Version) (0.5 MB)
Ortho-mosaic of the Lower Duncan River (Low Resolution Version) (1.0 MB)

Elk River Alliance — Fall 2011

Sensitive Habitat Inventory Mapping of Lizard Creek (10.6 MB)
Lizard Creek SHIM Map Submission(309 KB)

Lake Windermere Ambassadors — Fall 2011

Classified Aquatic Vegetation in Lake Windermere (4.9 MB)
Aquatic Vegetation and Invasive Plant Species Survey Locations (4.9 MB)
Provincially Regulated Speed Zone for Lake Windermere (4.5 MB)
Provincially Regulated Speed Zone and Aquatic Vegetation (5 MB)

Mainstreams/Joseph CreekSummer/Fall 2012

Basemap for Joseph Creek (22.7 MB)
Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification Zones for Joseph Creek (13.5 MB)
Joseph Creek Watershed Forest Operability (13.4 MB)
Joseph Creek Watershed Forest Ownership (14.9 MB)
Joseph Creek Watershed "Hotspots" (15.5 MB)
Joseph Creek Watershed Features & Licences (17.6 MB)

Springer Creek (Springer Creek Restoration & Preservation Alliance) — 2014

Watershed Overview Map (1.1 MB)
Village of Slocan Recreation Areas (1.9 MB)
Springer Creek Trail Map Brochure (1.2 MB)

Slocan Lake (Slocan Lake Stewardship Society) — 2014

Citizen Science Initiative Poster (4.1 MB)

Duhamel Creek (Duhamel Watershed Society) — 2014

East Shore (East Shore Freshwater Habitat Society) — 2015

Kootenay Lake (Friends of Kootenay Lake) — 2015

Kootenay Lake Watersheds 8.5" x 11" (10 MB)
Kootenay Lake Watersheds 33" x 44" (11 MB)

Flathead River Biomonitoring Program (Living Lakes Canada) — 2015

Rossland (Rossland Streamkeepers) — 2015

Watersheds of the Rossland Range (9 MB)

Golden (Wildsight Golden) — 2015

Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey (4.9 MB)

Blewett (Blewett Watershed Group) — 2016

Forestry Disturbances (83 MB)
Forestry Disturbances - Ledger Size (664 KB)
Geology (90 MB)
Geology - Ledger Size (803 KB)
Hydrology (96 MB)
Hydrology - Ledger Size (873 KB)
Land Ownership (82 MB)
Land Ownership - Ledger Size (648 KB)
Recreational Activities (79 MB)
Recreational Activities - Ledger Size (667 KB)
Slope Stability (118 MB)
Slope Stability - Ledger Size (812 KB)

Kootenay Lake (Friends of Kootenay Lake) — 2016

Kootenay Lake and Lower Kootenay River Shoreline Ownership (94 MB)

Golden (Wildsight Golden) — 2016

Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey - Update (133 MB)

Wasa Lake — 2017

Wasa Lake Land Improvement District (3 MB)
Wasa Lake: Flood Elevations (3 MB)
Wasa Lake Land Improvement District Watersheds (8.9 MB)

Mather Creek (Mainstreems) — 2017

Mather Creek Basemap: Poster (6.1 MB), Letter (1.4 MB), Tabloid (1.8 MB)
Mather Creek Watershed: Human Use: Poster (8 MB), Letter (2.3 MB), Tabloid (3.1 MB)
Mather Creek Watershed: Wildlife: Poster (5.5 MB), Letter (1.4 MB), Tabloid (1.8 MB)

Glade Watershed — 2017

Glade Watershed: Topo Basemap (14 MB)
Glade Watershed: Topo Basemap (with Legend) (14 MB)
Glade Watershed: Vegitation Resource Inventory (12 MB)
Glade Watershed: Surficial Geology (16 MB)
Glade Watershed: Ownership (14 MB)

Columbia-Shushwap Invasive Species Society — 2018

Bullfrog Dispersal: Poster (33 MB), Letter (30 MB)
Columbia-Shuswap Regional District Operating Area: Poster (6.8 MB), Letter (2.7 MB)
Lower British Columbia with Major Rivers and Lakes: Poster (9.3 MB), Letter (3.0 MB)
American Bullfrog Invasive Range in the Pacific Northwest: Poster (6.9 MB), Letter (3.2 MB)