Canadian Forest Hydrology
White River Riparian Harvesting Impacts Project (WRRHIP), ON
Research Site Metadata
Location
North Shore Lake Superior, ON
Boreal Forest Region
48°21′N 85°20′W
Watershed Area(s): 130 to 820 ha
Total Relief: 160 m
Mean Annual Runoff: 530 mm*
Mean Annual Precipitation: 970 mm**
Mean Temperature: Jan -14.0°C; July 15.0°C**
Total Relief: 160 m
Mean Annual Runoff: 530 mm*
Mean Annual Precipitation: 970 mm**
Mean Temperature: Jan -14.0°C; July 15.0°C**
• Long-term climate record* including the occurrence of major ENSO and PDO cycles.
• Climatic setting of the study period**.
• Hydrograph and precipitation pattern for the 2006 field season for White River.
*MAR estimates were taken from the WSC station on the Pukaskwa River.
**long term climate is from the MSC station at Wawa, ON.
Landscape
The WRRHIP research area includes tributaries of the Pukaskwa and White Rivers. The landscape is chacterized by rolling to broken topography, with multiple lakes and drainages throughout. Soils are thin, bouldery glacial tills on top of Precambrian bedrock, which contains frequent outcrops. The forest is a mix of boreal species including white spruce, black spruce, tembling aspen and white birch. The hydrograph is dominated by spring melt from ice and snow cover, whic husually lasts from November into May. Climate in the area is dominateed by lake effects from Lake Superior.
Experimental Design
| Study type | BACI design |
|---|---|
| Treatments | 3 - CC in uplands with partial harvest in riparian reserves; gradient cutting 10-28% basal area removed |
| Controls | NA |
| Study Duration | 2002 - present |
| Pre-Harvest | 2002 - 2005 |
| Harvest | 2005 |
| Post-Harvest | 2006 - present |
Parameters
Discharge, stream chemistry, water temperature, and suspended sediment concentrations.
Contact
Dave Kreutzweiser
Great Lakes Forestry Centre
Natural Resources Canada
219 Queen St. E.
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada P6A 2E5
Ph: 705) 541-5648 Fax: (705) 541-5700
Email:dave.kreutzweiser@nrcan.gc.ca
Jim McLaughlin
Ontario Forest Research Institute Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 1235 Queen St. E. Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada, P6A 2E5 Ph: (705) 946-7418 Fax: (705) 946-2030 Email:jim.mclaughlin@ontario.ca
Great Lakes Forestry Centre
Natural Resources Canada
219 Queen St. E.
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada P6A 2E5
Ph: 705) 541-5648 Fax: (705) 541-5700
Email:dave.kreutzweiser@nrcan.gc.ca
Jim McLaughlin
Ontario Forest Research Institute Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 1235 Queen St. E. Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada, P6A 2E5 Ph: (705) 946-7418 Fax: (705) 946-2030 Email:jim.mclaughlin@ontario.ca