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Report: Kalamalka Lake and Wood Lake Aquatic Habitat Index 00209OKAN
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Throughout the first years of the new millennium, the Okanagan Basin, including Kalamalka and Wood Lake, has experienced intensive development activity. As the population within the North Okanagan has grown, development has spread to more rural areas.
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Author: ECOSCAPE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LTD.;
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Date Published: Dec 2012
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Report ID: 35010
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Audience: Government and Public
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It is becoming readily apparent that the increased development is degrading shoreline areas along the lakes. Kalamalka Lake is a key component
of recreation, tourism, and urban settlement in the area and is an important drinking water source.
Agriculture and transportation are other key land uses associated with the lakes. Development pressure has resulted in impacts to fish and wildlife habitat, important terrestrial communities, wetlands, and water quality. The spread of development to more remote areas is
the result of an increasing demand for lakeside property and year round residences with better
overall servicing. Some of Kalamalka lake does remain protected as a park. For less developed areas, now is an opportune time to address lakeside development concerns to better manage future shoreline impacts.
In response to the need for better and more collaborative lake planning and management, the
Okanagan Conservation Collaborative Program, with support of local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and the Okanagan Basin Water Board, initiated a process
to document the current condition of the foreshores of both lakes and to help develop a more integrated approach to watershed management. This work was a continuation of previous projects initiated in the Central Okanagan. This report has been prepared based upon the belief that it is possible to manage both Kalamalaka and Wood Lake shorelines and the natural areas surrounding them in a sustainable manner.
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Fish and Aquatic Habitat Information |
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Subject
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Fish Species - Kokanee - Oncorhynchus nerka |
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Fish Species - Lake Trout (Char) - Salvelinus namaycush |
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Fish Species - Rainbow Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss |
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Fish Species - Whitefish (General) |
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Region - Okanagan |
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Fish and Fish Habitat - Impact Assessment |
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Fish and Fish Habitat - Lake |
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Fish and Fish Habitat - Management |
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Watershed Groups - 310 - Okanagan |
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Water Information - Water Management |
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