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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.

Author:  ECOSCAPE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LTD.;

Date Published:  Dec 2012

Report ID:  35010

Audience:  Government and Public

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
 
Subject
  Fish Species - Kokanee - Oncorhynchus nerka
  Fish Species - Lake Trout (Char) - Salvelinus namaycush
  Fish Species - Rainbow Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss
  Fish Species - Whitefish (General)
  Region - Okanagan
  Fish and Fish Habitat - Impact Assessment
  Fish and Fish Habitat - Lake
  Fish and Fish Habitat - Management
  Watershed Groups - 310 - Okanagan
  Water Information - Water Management
 


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