Portage Inlet
Interesting Facts
Size of harbour (total area) |
70 hectares |
Total area of watersheds and land that drain into harbour |
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Main creeks that flow into harbour |
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Depth of harbour (max, avg) |
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Main physical features |
Shallow inlet; limited tidal flushing; intertidal mud flats |
Main biological features |
Eelgrass; native oysters; herring spawning; salmon-spawning streams; important bird habitat |
Main environmental concerns |
Habitat loss; water quality |
Number of stormwater drains monitored in harbour |
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Number of monitored stormwater drains with fecal coliform contamination |
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Number of monitored stormwater drains with environmental contamination |
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Number of monitored stormwater drains with no significant contamination |
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Total length of shoreline |
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Percent of shoreline altered / hardened |
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Shoreline types (%) |
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Intertidal area |
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Intertidal flats – total area |
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Dominant subtidal substrate type |
Mud |
Other subtidal substrate types |
Mud/sand; Gravelly mud/sand; gravel |
