Gallant Creek Watershed
Profile

Gallant Creek
Length: 2.4 km
Orientation: North-South & W-E
Elevation Range: 0 to 360 m
Average Channel width: 2 m
Gallant Creek

Characteristics

History

In order to log, a portable sawmill and a planked roadway 8-10 feet wide were built

Watershed Use

Concerns

Key Interest Groups/Government Bodies

Watershed Projects and Good News

Recommendations and Suggested Actions

Available Sources of Information


BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. TRIM/UTM Maps.
Bouton, Cherry. (2000). North Shore History. www.cherrybouton.com/nshistory.html
Canada: Department of the Environment. (August 1971). "The Burrard Inlet-Howe Sound Area: Preliminary Prescription of Existing Environmental Conditions. Draft Report."
Dayton & Knight Ltd. in cooperation with EVS Consultants Ltd. (March 1989). "Deep Cove Water Quality Investigation."
Department of Fisheries and Oceans. (1989). Stream Summary Catalogue.
District of North Vancouver. (2001). GIS Database. North Vancouver: District of North Vancouver.
District of North Vancouver. Seymour Official Community Plan.
District of North Vancouver. Storm Drain Maps.
District of North Vancouver Fish Trapping Summary. (1993). Unpubl.
Environment Research Consultants. (1973). "Landscape Reconnaissance: Deep Cove." Prepared for the Corporation of the District of North Vancouver.
Environment Research Consultants. (1974). "Landscape Reconnaissance - II: Deep Cove." Prepared for the Corporation of the District of North Vancouver. (Only a portion of the upper reaches of Taylor Creek fall within the area of this study).
Gabby. "Logging History of the North Shore". Notes from North Shore Historical Society Lecture in North Vancouver. (March, 1994). (SFU Thesis on logging on the North Shore also available).
GVRD. (August 1999). Assessment of Current and Future GVS&DD Area Watershed and Catchment Conditions. Prepared for: Liquid Waste Management Plan. Stormwater Management Technical Advisory Task Group.
Nix, P.G. and C.H. Merry. E.V.S. Consultants. (August 1989). "Fecal Bacterial Levels in Major Streams Within the District of North Vancouver. Prepared for Director of Engineering Services, District of North Vancouver.
North Shore Streamkeepers. (Spring 2001). Preliminary Watershed Assessments of 12 North Shore Creeks. Unpublished.
Waterfront Task Force. (June 1995). Phase I: Deep Cove to Dollarton Waterfront: Planning for the Future.
Water Licenses: http://www.elp.gov.bc.ca:8000/pls/wtrwhse/water_licences.input