February 20, 2007
Flow Monitor Installed in Byrne Creek
Burnaby installed a flow monitor in Byrne Creek recently as part of work toward developing an Integrated Stormwater Management Plan (ISMP) for the watershed. I look forward to seeing the data, as the creek has become very flashy due to the effects of urban development and increasing impervious surfaces that result in rain shooting into the creek in huge quantities through rain drains (storm drains :-).
Streamkeepers have been collecting some data on flows for years by manually reading staff gauges installed above and below a gate in the spawning habitat, however readings have been sporadic. The new data-logging equipment will give much greater detail.
