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The Upper Penticton Creek Watershed Experiment 2002.

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Winkler, R.D., D.L. Spittlehouse, B.A. Heise, and T.R. Giles. 2002. The Upper Penticton Creek Watershed Experiment 2002. Brochure, BC Min. Forests, Kamloops BC.

Abstract:

In 1982, three small watersheds, tributaries to Penticton Creek, were set aside for long-term study to improve our understanding of how forest land use affects streams, aquatic organisms, streamflow, and water quality. The Upper Penticton Creek Watershed Experiment is a collaborative effort of provincial and federal governments, universities and industry. The experiment follows a paired-watershed design in which one watershed remains the undisturbed control throughout the experiment. The watersheds of 240, 241 and Dennis Creeks are 26 kilometres north-east of Penticton, BC. Each watershed covers an area of approximately five square kilometres and an elevation range of 1600 meters to 2100 meters. The predominant forest cover types are lodgepole pine and Engelmann spruce/subalpine fir. Hydrometric monitoring began in all three watersheds 10 years prior to development in 1995 and has continued through- and post- logging. Project description and preliminary findings are presented.

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