Gorge Waterway

Interesting Facts

Size of harbour (total area)
Total area of watersheds and land that drain into harbour
Main creeks that flow into harbour	Craigflower Creek, Colquitz Creek, Cecelia Creek
Depth of harbour (max, avg)
Main physical features	Narrow inlet; strong tidal currents; tidal restriction at Gorge Narrows
Main physical features
Main biological features	Salmon spawning streams; intertidal mud flats; eelgrass beds; rocky subtidal benthic communities; herring spawning; native oysters; important year-round bird feeding and resting habitat
Main biological features
Main environmental concerns	Loss of intertidal habitat; shoreline hardening; water quality
Main environmental concerns
Number of stormwater drains monitored in harbour
Number of monitored stormwater drains with fecal coliform contamination
Number of monitored stormwater drains with environmental contamination
Number of monitored stormwater drains with no significant contamination
Total length of shoreline
Percent of shoreline altered / hardened
Shoreline types (%)
Intertidal area
Intertidal flats – total area
Dominant subtidal substrate type	Gravelly mud/sand
Other subtidal substrates	Mud, sand/mud, gravel, rock