Characteristics

• Blueridge Creek starts north of Hyannis Drive and Berkley Avenue and flows south through Blueridge Park and the Blueridge residential area across Mount Seymour Parkway, and through a forested area until it joins McCartney Creek
• bordered by Seymour River Watershed to the west & McCartney Creek Watershed to the east
• 55% impervious surface in the McCartney Creek Watershed (GVRD, 1999)
• 55% of the riparian corridor has forest cover (GVRD, 1999)

Watershed Use

• Fish: Coho Salmon and Cutthroat Trout
• Wildlife: the riparian corridor besides providing habitat for various species, serves as a travel corridor. Likely species include: shrews, moles, weasels, bobcat, lynx, deer, fox, raccoon, otter, hares, coyote and bear, but no wildlife studies have been conducted
• Vegetation: Coastal Western Hemlock, dry subzone.
• Parks: Trillium Park, Blueridge Park
• Residential: the area around the upper reaches of Blueridge is primarily residential
• Schools: Seymour heights Elementary, Blueridge Elementary
• Commercial: Gas station (Chevron)
• District of North Vancouver: Ron Andrews Community centre and Blueridge Ice Rink

Concerns

• Watershed Health defined as poor (GVRD, 1999)
• 55% impervious surface in the McCartney Creek Watershed (GVRD, 1999)
• 29 storm drains flow into Blueridge Creek
• Maplewood-Lynnmour area – high level of air pollution (GVRD ambient air monitoring).