Gallant Creek Watershed
Summary
Characteristics
- Gallant Creek is one of 2 fish-bearing creeks that flow into Deep Cove. Gallant originates on the east side of Mount Seymour
- A number of small tributaries flow into Gallant Creek
- Gallant Creek is bordered by the Panorama Creek Watershed to the north and Parkside and Taylor Creek Watersheds to the south
Watershed Use
- Fish: Cutthroat Trout
- Wildlife: provides habitat for various species, and serves as a travel corridor.
- Vegetation: Coastal Western Hemlock Zone, dry subzone and wet subzone
- Parks: Panorama Park, Deep Cove Park, Mount Seymour Provincial Park
- Trails: Old Buck Logging Trail, Baden-Powell Trail
- Residential: single and multi-family dwellings along lower reaches
- Commercial: Marina, art gallery, various businesses along Deep Cove Road
Concerns
- 6 storm drains flow into Gallant Creek in its lower reaches
- Extensive culverting in lower reaches blocks fish passage (NSSK, 2001).
- The lower reaches have been heavily impacted by urbanization (NSSK, 2001)
- In central Deep Cove only 26% forest cover is left in the riparian corridor. 19% impervious surface in the watershed (GVRD, 1999)
Watershed Projects
- The headwaters of Gallant Creek are protected in Mount Seymour Provincial Park
- Box culverts have been used on Indian River Drive. These culverts leave the substrate intact and allow for normal fish migration
- Other than some isolated growths of English Holly near road corridors, there are few alien plant species above Badger Road (NSSK, 2001)