Bowker Creek
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
The restored meander between Oak Bay High School and the recreation center’s running track
Location created by
Eldan Goldenberg
- Group: Friends of Bowker Creek : Salmon Recovery
- Site ID: 3.5
- Lat: 48.4309023
- Lng: -123.3178609
- Waterbody Type: Creek
- Timezone: Canada/Pacific
Latest photos
Eldan manually transferred this observation on 2025-02-23 from one that had previously been wrongly submitted as the Duck Ponds. The photos confirm that Oak Bay High is the correct location for this one.
Clear gently flowing
Phosphate very high 20 first reading
Repeat test yielded lower reading at 5
Clear water.
Clearer water no residue in main branch compared to monteith
Oil film along rock wall est edge under willow. See pic.
Steady flow. Several ducks upstream
No sewage smell here.
Rippling clear
Saw tiny fish about 4cm long
Water still.
EG edit: there was a pH reading of 2.5, which I'm removing as a likely error.