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72-494: The Craig River's watershed covers 737 km (285 sq mi), and its mean annual discharge is 69.3 m/s (2,450 cu ft/s). The river's watershed's land cover is classified as 30.4% snow / glacier , 30.3% conifer forest , 17.5% barren , 12.6% shrubland , and small amounts of other cover. The Alaska portion of the watershed is contained within Tongass National Forest . In British Columbia

144-1370: A few kilometres the Craig turns northwest and west. It is joined by Sky Creek and Raven Creek, flowing north from Raven Mountain and Zippa Mountain, after which the Craig River empties into the Iskut River, just across the Iskut from the Hoodoo River and Hoodoo Mountain . Many major, glaciated mountains over 1,500 m (4,900 ft) tall are found in the Craig River watershed and along its drainage divides. Among those over 2,000 m (6,600 ft) are Kalahin Mountain (2,380 m (7,810 ft)), Olatine Mountain (2,314 m (7,592 ft)), Jekill Peak (2,150 m (7,050 ft)), Mount Lewis Cass (2,078 m (6,818 ft)), and Mount Alex (2,074 m (6,804 ft)). The Craig River's watershed supports low elevation coastal western hemlock forest ecosystems and areas providing ideal growing conditions for Sitka spruce , with trees reaching over 60 m (200 ft) in height. The watershed provides excellent fish habitat for sockeye salmon and bull trout and

216-399: A fluvial hydrologist studying natural river systems may define discharge as streamflow , whereas an engineer operating a reservoir system may equate it with outflow , contrasted with inflow . A discharge is a measure of the quantity of any fluid flow over unit time. The quantity may be either volume or mass. Thus the water discharge of a tap (faucet) can be measured with a measuring jug and

288-410: A larger variety of plant species. Higher elevations are exclusively the realm of the lichens . Due to its harsh winters, few animals live in the zone year-round. However, in the spring, summer, and fall, many species are found. Mountain goats, big-horned sheep, stone sheep, Roosevelt elk, blacktailed deer, mule deer, elk, and caribou all take advantage of summer growth in the zone. Grey wolves follow

360-403: A minute. Measurement of cross sectional area and average velocity, although simple in concept, are frequently non-trivial to determine. The units that are typically used to express discharge in streams or rivers include m /s (cubic meters per second), ft /s (cubic feet per second or cfs) and/or acre-feet per day. A commonly applied methodology for measuring, and estimating, the discharge of

432-534: A number. For example, the numerous variants of the Interior Cedar—Hemlock moist warm subzone are designated as ICHmw1, ICHmw2, etc. A variant may be divided into phases, such as ICHmc1a, the amabilis fir phase of the Interior Cedar—Hemlock moist cold subzone. The biogeoclimatic zones of British Columbia are: The Alpine Tundra zone is the harshest and least-populated biozone in the Province. It occupies

504-401: A river is based on a simplified form of the continuity equation . The equation implies that for any incompressible fluid, such as liquid water, the discharge (Q) is equal to the product of the stream's cross-sectional area (A) and its mean velocity ( u ¯ {\displaystyle {\bar {u}}} ), and is written as: where For example, the average discharge of

576-411: A secondary component. Subalpine fir is a major associate to the north. Black cottonwood , lodgepole pine , trembling aspen , and paper birch are found with spruce in seral communities throughout most of the zone. In the central and southern ICH, spruce may also occur in association with Douglas-fir , western larch , western white pine , and grand fir . A typical spruce or redcedar–spruce stand on

648-584: A seepage ecosystem has a diverse shrub layer dominated by Oplopanax horridus , Ribes lacustre , Cornus sericea , Acer glabrum , Rubus parviflorus , Viburnum edule , and Lonicera involucrata . Characteristic herbs include Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Athyrium filix-femina, Tiarella unifoliata, Viola glabella, Circaea alpina, Streptopus spp., Osmorhiza chilensis, Dryopteris assimilis , and Actaea rubra . On swampier sites, Lysichiton americanum, Equisetum spp., and Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus and Hylocomium splendens are found. Seral communities on mesic sites in

720-529: A slow recession . Because the peak flow also corresponds to the maximum water level reached during the event, it is of interest in flood studies. Analysis of the relationship between precipitation intensity and duration and the response of the stream discharge are aided by the concept of the unit hydrograph , which represents the response of stream discharge over time to the application of a hypothetical "unit" amount and duration of rainfall (e.g., half an inch over one hour). The amount of precipitation correlates to

792-400: A stopwatch. Here the discharge might be 1 litre per 15 seconds, equivalent to 67 ml/second or 4 litres/minute. This is an average measure. For measuring the discharge of a river we need a different method and the most common is the 'area-velocity' method. The area is the cross sectional area across a river and the average velocity across that section needs to be measured for a unit time, commonly

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864-706: A tree canopy of pure spruce (Coates et al. 1994). Coastal Douglas-fir is often predominant in southern coastal British Columbia, particularly on eastern Vancouver Island, The Gulf Islands, and the Sechelt Peninsula. The climate is "Csb" Cool Mediterranean , and the droughty summers inhibit development of a climax Western Red Cedar - Grand Fir association. Arbutus or Shore Pine accompany Douglas-Fir on dry, nutrient-poor to medium sites; Garry Oak occupies some dry rich sites, especially around Victoria . Other prominent deciduous trees include Bigleaf Maple and Western Flowering Dogwood . The only official subzone

936-493: A well-developed carpet of feathermosses ( Pleurozium schreberi, Ptilium crista-castrensis, Hylocomiium splendens, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus ). Wetter spruce sites have Lonicera involucrata, Cornus sericea, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Tiarella trifoliata, Equisetum arvense and Mnium mosses . Characteristic species of spruce bog, fen, or swamp ecosystems are Salix spp., Betula glandulosa, Ledum groenlandicum, Carex spp. and Sphagnum moss (Coates et al. 1994). In coastal areas

1008-559: Is moist maritime (CDFmm). Victoria , Oak Bay , and southern parts of Saanich are drier than other parts of the CDF, and had a much higher proportion of oak-grass vegetation prior to settlement, but they have since become so heavily urbanized that no one has bothered to map a drier subzone for them. The ICH has a greater diversity of tree species than any other interior zone. Western hemlock and western redcedar are climax species in most variants, and interior spruce often accompanies them as

1080-527: Is absent, and any hybrids appear to have mainly white spruce characteristics. Lodgepole pine is the most common associate of white spruce in the SBPS. White spruce also occurs with trembling aspen in seral stands, and mixtures of black and white spruces occupy cold low-lying sites. Floodplain stands of black cottonwood ( Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa ) and white spruce occur uncommonly. Typical understorey vegetation of moist spruce ecosystems includes

1152-415: Is defined as "a geographic area having similar patterns of energy flow, vegetation and soils as a result of a broadly homogenous macroclimate." All zones are officially abbreviated in capital letters ( AT for A lpine T undra, BWBS for B oreal W hite and B lack S pruce, and so on). Subzones, which are divisions of zones based on more regional climates, have their connotative codes in lower case with

1224-568: Is dominated by Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Ptilium crista-castrensis, Pleurozium schreberi , and Hylocomium splendens (Coates et al. 1994). Interior spruce is a common secondary component of Interior Cedar—Hemlock (ICH) forests. It is most abundant in the northern and eastern parts of the zone, close to the Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone, or at high elevations bordering the Engelmann Spruce–Subalpine Fir Zone. It

1296-500: Is dominated by mountain hemlock and Pacific silver fir. Yellow cedar places third in abundance and western hemlock becomes increasingly significant with decreasing elevation. Leeward moist maritime (MHmm2) has all of the windward tree species, plus subalpine fir. Over most of southern British Columbia, spruce dominates the canopy of mature stands in the Engelmann Spruce—Subalpine Fir (ESSF) zone, while subalpine fir

1368-479: Is least abundant in drier parts of the ICH. White spruce , Engelmann spruce , and their hybrids are all present, Engelmann spruce dominating in southeastern British Columbia, particularly at high elevations, and white spruce dominating in the north. In the coast–interior transition of northwestern British Columbia, interior spruce hybridizes with Sitka spruce and their cross is called Roche spruce. In some subzones either

1440-513: Is most abundant in the understorey. At higher elevations, particularly in the north and in wet, heavy snowfall areas, subalpine fir dominates and spruce is a minor component. In southern British Columbia, the spruce is pure Engelmann , but white spruce characteristics become increasingly evident northward, first only at lower elevations, then at all elevations. At the northern limits of the ESSF, Engelmann spruce characteristics are rare. Subalpine fir

1512-796: Is not abundant. At low elevations in the ESSF, associates of spruce are Douglas-fir, western redcedar ( Thuja plicata ), western hemlock ( Tsuga heterophylla ) and western white pine. Mountain hemlock and amabilis fir ( Abies amabilis ) are also found with spruce in the ESSF, principally adjacent to the Mountain Hemlock Zone. The dominant plant community in the ESSF has an understorey of ericaceous shrubs, mainly Rhododendron albiflorum, Vaccinium membranaceum , and Menziesia ferruginea , with Vaccinium ovalifolium in high-precipitation areas and V. scoparium in dry areas. Ribes lacustre, Oplopanax horridus and Lonicera involucrata are common shrubs on moist to wet sites. Herbs characteristic of

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1584-485: Is of Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi and Ptilium crista-castrensis , and the lichen Peltigera aphthosa (Coates et al. 1994). White spruce is a distant second in importance to lodgepole pine in the Sub-Boreal Pine-Spruce zone (SBPS). It occurs most commonly in the understorey to pine, but scattered stands dominated by white spruce can be found on moist sites. Pure Engelmann spruce

1656-406: Is officially non-forest, trees may be seen here and there. Groves of trembling aspen are occasional at higher elevations, and riparian areas can be lush with aspen, black cottonwood , mountain alder , willows , and many associated understorey plants. Scattered individuals and groves of ponderosa pine form a parkland in some areas, and Douglas-fir can also be present in a similar way. Despite

1728-474: Is one of the main coho salmon spawning areas in the Stikine River drainage basin. Other salmonids inhabiting the watershed include Chinook salmon , pink salmon , chum salmon , Dolly Varden trout , steelhead trout , and possibly rainbow trout , cutthroat trout , and mountain whitefish , as well as cottid species such as coastrange sculpin , and prickly sculpin . The coastal forest valley of

1800-520: Is present, especially in warmer microclimates. Western larch is present in some southeastern areas, and western red cedar may be seen in moist sections. This zone provides important summer and fall habitat for deer and moose and important winter habitat for mountain caribou . The Bunchgrass zone is the warmer of the two biogeoclimatic zones in British Columbia which lack trees. It is most commonly found in deeply incised valleys east of

1872-456: Is the volumetric flow rate (volume per time, in units of m /h or ft /h) of a stream . It equals the product of average flow velocity (with dimension of length per time, in m/h or ft/h) and the cross-sectional area (in m or ft ). It includes any suspended solids (e.g. sediment), dissolved chemicals like CaCO 3 (aq), or biologic material (e.g. diatoms ) in addition to the water itself. Terms may vary between disciplines. For example,

1944-527: Is the main associate of interior spruce on active floodplain sites, and mixtures of white and black spruces are common on wetlands. Understorey vegetation in mesic spruce stands typically includes a moderately well-developed shrub layer dominated by Vaccinium membranaceum, Rubus parviflorus, Viburnum edule , Rosa acicularis, Alnus viridis , a variety of herbs ( Cornus canadensis, Clintonia uniflora, Rubus pubescens, Rubus pedatus, Arnica cordifolia, Maianthemum racemosa, Orthilia secunda, Aralia nudicaulis ) and

2016-574: Is the most abundant and characteristic tree of the IDF. Lodgepole pine is also abundant and often co-dominates with Douglas-fir. Ponderosa pine is co-occurs in the southern, lower elevation parts of the zone. White spruce occurs mainly in wetter subzones and at higher elevations transitional to the Montane Spruce, Sub-Boreal Spruce, and Engelmann Spruce–Subalpine Fir Zones. Western redcedar , western larch , and grand fir ( Abies grandis ) occur in

2088-542: Is the primary moisture recharge season. Summers are warm in northern parts of the BG, and hot in low-elevation southern areas such as the Thompson River valley between Kamloops and Lytton . The bunchgrass plants tend to be widely spaced. Between them a cryptogam crust is present, and shrub cover under climax conditions may reach 15%. Weeds and cacti often replace bunchgrass on overgrazed land. Although this zone

2160-416: Is the sum of processes within the hydrologic cycle that increase the water levels of bodies of water. Most precipitation occurs directly over bodies of water such as the oceans, or on land as surface runoff . A portion of runoff enters streams and rivers, and another portion soaks into the ground as groundwater seepage . The rest soaks into the ground as infiltration, some of which infiltrates deep into

2232-913: Is the typical associate of white spruce on coarse-textured parent materials, while balsam poplar–spruce mixtures are frequent on floodplains. Subalpine fir is common in western parts of the zone, but is rare east of the Rockies. Wetland black spruce stands often have a minor component of slow-growing white spruce. Typical vegetation in boreal white spruce stands includes the common shrubs Rosa acicularis, Viburnum edule, Shepherdia canadensis, Salix bebbiana , and Alnus viridis , with Ribes triste and Lonicera involucrata on wet sites, and Ledum groenlandicum and Vaccinium vitis-idaea on cold sites. Characteristic herbs are Linnaea borealis, Rubus pubescens, Mertensia paniculata, Petasites palmatus, Pyrola asarifolia, Cornus canadensis and Calamagrostis canadensis , with Equisetum spp. on wet sites. The thick carpet of moss

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2304-404: Is typically expressed in units of cubic meters per second (m³/s) or cubic feet per second (cfs). The catchment of a river above a certain location is determined by the surface area of all land which drains toward the river from above that point. The river's discharge at that location depends on the rainfall on the catchment or drainage area and the inflow or outflow of groundwater to or from

2376-444: Is ubiquitous in the ESSF and is the most common associate of spruce throughout. Lodgepole pine is the most common seral species. Deciduous species, such as trembling aspen, paper birch, and black cottonwood, are present but uncommon. Whitebark pine and, in southeastern British Columbia only, limber pine and alpine larch occur in association with spruce, especially in the driest ecosystems, usually at high elevations, where spruce

2448-564: The Chilkat River . Western hemlock is a dominant climax species throughout. Western red cedar is present from the Craig Headwaters Protected Area south. Douglas-fir is often present and sometimes dominant in warmer, drier sections as far north as Kemano , while Sitka spruce is important in wet areas near tidewater. Other wet-climate trees include yellow-cedar and Pacific silver fir . Red alder

2520-617: The Coast Mountains and within their rain shadow . Drought, not cold as in the Alpine Tundra (AT), minimizes forest or woodland development. Winters are moderately cold throughout the BG, with frequent though usually light precipitation. Incidence and quantity of precipitation decrease after January, and spring months see little rain. A second rain peak occurs in June, but the quantity rarely matches evaporation; therefore, winter

2592-569: The Craig Headwaters Protected Area provides a corridor about 5 km (3.1 mi) wide around the Craig River from the Alaskan border to the Jekill River confluence. The mouth of the Craig River is located about 70 km (43 mi) east-northeast of Wrangell, Alaska , about 118 km (73 mi) northwest of Stewart, British Columbia , and about 135 km (84 mi) south of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia . The Craig River

2664-535: The Rhine river in Europe is 2,200 cubic metres per second (78,000 cu ft/s) or 190,000,000 cubic metres (150,000 acre⋅ft) per day. Because of the difficulties of measurement, a stream gauge is often used at a fixed location on the stream or river. A hydrograph is a graph showing the rate of flow (discharge) versus time past a specific point in a river, channel, or conduit carrying flow. The rate of flow

2736-795: The World Wildlife Fund and the other in use by Environment Canada , which is based on one created by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and also in use by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The system of biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification was partly created for the purpose of managing forestry resources, but is also in use by the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and other provincial agencies. A biogeoclimatic zone

2808-559: The feather mosses Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens , the forest floor contains a diversity of lichens (Coates et al. 1994). White spruce is the predominant tree species in the Boreal White and Black Spruce (BWBS), except in the Fort Nelson area where the poorly drained lowlands are dominated by black spruce . Engelmann spruce is absent, though some white × Engelmann hybrids may occur at southern margins of

2880-717: The moss layer characteristically includes Aulacomnium palustre and Peltigera, Cladina and Cladonia lichens (Coates et al. 1994). Interior spruce (mostly hybrid white × Engelmann, with some pure white spruce) is dominant throughout the many subzones of the Sub-Boreal Spruce (SBS) zone. Lodgepole pine is the most common associate of interior spruce in the SBS. Subalpine fir is abundant in cooler, moister subzones. Trembling aspen and Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca ) are often found with spruce on warmer, drier, more southerly subzones. Black cottonwood

2952-488: The shrubs Lonicera involucrata, Rosa acicularis, Shepherdia canadensis, Juniperus communis, Salix glauca, Betula glandulosa, Ribes lacustre, R. hudsonianum and Viburnum edule , and the herbs Cornus canadensis, Linnaea borealis, Epilobium angustifolium, Petasites palmatus, Fragaria virginiana, Equisetum arvense, Calamagrostis canadensis and Mitella nuda . In addition to the usual feather mosses ( Pleurozium schreberi, Hylocomium splendens and Ptilium crista-castrensis )

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3024-699: The Bunchgrass zone belong to the Chernozem Order with all four great groups (Brown, Dark Brown, Black, Dark Gray) represented. Ponderosa pine is the most abundant species on mesic or xeric terrain. Douglas-fir is common, and can be dominant on moist sites. White spruce or white × Engelmann hybrids are found only rarely within the Ponderosa Pine (PP) zone, and occur in cool, moist, sheltered situations, e.g., steep, north-facing canyon headwalls (Coates et al. 1994). Two subzones are recognized:

3096-635: The Craig River provides excellent grizzly bear habitat, and also supports populations of mountain goat and moose , as well as black bear , wolf , beaver , fisher , marten , wolverine , hoary marmot , and various species of rodents, bats, birds, and amphibians. Two major inactive mine sites, the Snip Mine and the Johnny Mountain Mine, are located in the northeastern part of the Craig River watershed. Both are former gold mines. Discharge (hydrology) In hydrology , discharge

3168-433: The ESSF forest include Valeriana sitchensis, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Rubus pedatus, Streptopus roseus, Veratrum viride, Athyrium filix-femina, Cornus canadensis, Lycopodium annotinum, Tiarella spp. and Arnica cordifolia . Dominant bryophytes are Pleurozium schreberi, Dicranum spp., and Barbilophozia spp. Lichens are abundant on the forest floor and include Peltigera spp., Nephroma arcticum , and Cladonia spp. At

3240-655: The MH is transitional between productive low-elevation forests and treeless alpine tundra (AT). Unlike the interior high-elevation transition zones (SWB, ESSF), spruce is usually scarce or absent and mountain hemlock is abundant. Yellow cedar is also common, especially in the more maritime areas. The most common fir is Pacific silver fir and subalpine fir may also be plentiful. Fir is absent on Haida Gwaii . Some western hemlock may be present, especially at lower elevations where its proportion of hemlock cover may reach 50%. If western hemlock cover exceeds 50% of total hemlock cover,

3312-708: The Sub-Boreal Spruce zone and a Bob Quinn Lake phase (ICHwc(a)) has been proposed. Hemlock is easily seen along the Stewart-Cassiar Highway at Thomas Creek, but drops out within a kilometre northward as the hitherto-scarce lodgepole pine becomes abundant; this marks an abrupt change to the BWBS zone. A very productive rain-fed forest occurs along the British Columbia coast from Haida Gwaii and Stewart south to Metchosin on Vancouver Island. It also extends inland along river valleys from coastal parts of Alaska , crossing into British Columbia as far north as

3384-399: The area, stream modifications such as dams and irrigation diversions, as well as evaporation and evapotranspiration from the area's land and plant surfaces. In storm hydrology, an important consideration is the stream's discharge hydrograph, a record of how the discharge varies over time after a precipitation event. The stream rises to a peak flow after each precipitation event, then falls in

3456-467: The average temperature does not exceed 10 °C (50 °F). The zone sees heavy precipitation, usually in the form of snow. Tree species are rarely found in this zone, and when they do grow, they take the low, sprawling Krummholz form. Shrubs are common, especially dwarf evergreen species like partridgefoot, kinnikinnick, crowberry, lingonberry, and alpine-azalea. Grasses, heath, and sedges are also present. Wetter areas and calcareous substrates see

3528-697: The cedar or the hemlock can be scarce to the point of absence. The ICHdk (dry cool) around Canim Lake and the ICHmk (moist cool) in the Rocky Mountains lack hemlock, while in the northwest the ICHvc (very wet cold) along parts of the Bell-Irving , Iskut and Stikine rivers is beyond the range of cedar. Cedar is also absent, and hemlock locally scarce, in the area mapped as ICHwc (wet cold) around Bob Quinn Lake ; forests tend to strongly resemble those of

3600-485: The corresponding discharge from the rating curve. If a continuous level-recording device is located at a rated cross-section, the stream's discharge may be continuously determined. Larger flows (higher discharges) can transport more sediment and larger particles downstream than smaller flows due to their greater force. Larger flows can also erode stream banks and damage public infrastructure. G. H. Dury and M. J. Bradshaw are two geographers who devised models showing

3672-579: The east end of the Craig Headwaters Protected Area the Jekill River joins the Craig from the south. The Jekill originates in high glaciated mountains including Mount Alex, Mount Pounder, Mount Lewis Cass, Mount Zara, and Kalahin Mountain. The Jekill's main tributary is Olatine Creek, which flows north from Mount Zara and Olatine Mountain. After the Jekill confluence the Craig River turns north, flowing east of Seraphim Mountain. After

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3744-460: The first letter denoting relative moistness and the second relative temperature; thus the northeastern BWBS with its warm thundery summers has been mapped as BWBSmw for "moist warm" while the Alsek Ranges subzone in the northwestern panhandle, stormy in all seasons with winds blowing from glaciers, is BWBSvk for "very wet cool." Subzones may be divided into variants, each of which is denoted by

3816-527: The ground to replenish aquifers. Biogeoclimatic zones of British Columbia#Coastal Western Hemlock (CWH) The biogeoclimatic zones of British Columbia are units of a classification system used by the British Columbia Ministry of Forests for the Canadian province's fourteen different broad, climatic ecosystems. The classification system, termed Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification , exists independently of other ecoregion systems, one created by

3888-790: The headwaters of the North Fork Bradfield River and the Katete River . It flows east, entering British Columbia between the boundary peaks of Mount Fawcett and Mount Pounder . In British Columbia the Craig River, above its confluence with the Jekill River, flows through the Craig Headwaters Protected Area . Tributaries that join the Craig within the protected area include Pounder Creek, flowing north from Mount Pounder and Mount Alex, Simma Creek, Dick Creek, flowing southeast from Zippa Mountain, Mount Claude, Inhini Mountain, Simma Mountain, and Mount Dick, and Brunt Creek, flowing north from Brunt Mountain and Benno Mountain. At

3960-517: The high elevations of mountainous areas, and is especially common in the Coast Range . The elevation range of this zone varies by area and is influenced both by latitude and by snowfall: in the extremely snowy southwest it starts at 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) and in the less snowy southeast, 2,250 metres (7,380 ft). In the relatively dry north, the AT starts at 1,500 metres (4,900 ft), and in

4032-424: The level of the stream is described by a rating curve . Average velocities and the cross-sectional area of the stream are measured for a given stream level. The velocity and the area give the discharge for that level. After measurements are made for several different levels, a rating table or rating curve may be developed. Once rated, the discharge in the stream may be determined by measuring the level, and determining

4104-650: The limited extent of the BG, wildlife density and diversity are very high. This is credited to the juxtaposition of different habitat types—grassland, shrub-steppe, riparian, and forest. The BG represents "fingers into Canada" of the intermontane steppe which is extensive in the Great Basin of the western United States, and as such it is frequented by animal species at their northern limits. These include pallid bat , burrowing owl and short-horned lizard . Their ranges overlap Canadian species near their southern limits, most prominently snowy owl and gyrfalcon . Soils in

4176-485: The more snowy northwest it can start as low as 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). Most life is found in the lower ranges of the zone. The terrain in this zone is dominated by ice, snow, rock, and glaciers. Glacier-related features like cirques , talus , alpine lakes and moraine are common. Climate is a major barrier to life; the growing season is extremely short. Mean average temperature usually ranges from 0 °C (32 °F) to 4 °C (39 °F), and even in summer

4248-529: The north of the ICH have a mixed overstorey of spruce, subalpine fir, lodgepole pine, paper birch, and trembling aspen. Typical shrubs are: Rubus parviflorus, Viburnum edule, Rosa acicularis, Paxistima myrsinites, Amelanchier alnifolia, Shepherdia canadensis, Alnus viridis , and Vaccinium membranaceum . Major herbs include: Cornus canadensis, Clintonia uniflora, Aralia nudicaulis, Lathyrus nevadensis, Rubus pubescens, Smilacina spp., Orthilia secunda, Osmorhiza chilensis , and Petasites palmatus . The moss carpet

4320-583: The relationship between discharge and other variables in a river. The Bradshaw model described how pebble size and other variables change from source to mouth; while Dury considered the relationships between discharge and variables such as stream slope and friction. These follow from the ideas presented by Leopold, Wolman and Miller in Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology . and on land use affecting river discharge and bedload supply. Inflow

4392-458: The site is considered to be within the CWH. The westernmost subzone, wet hypermaritime (MHwh) on Haida Gwaii, is atypical for its absence of fir and relative abundance of spruce. In this case the spruce is Sitka spruce , which forms a site series with mountain hemlock and reedgrass on fresh rich sites. Mainland sites formerly mapped as MHwh are being reevaluated. Windward moist maritime (MHmm1)

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4464-788: The site is mapped as ESSF. Subalpine fir is the most common associate of white spruce in the SWB zone. Black spruce ( Picea mariana ), lodgepole pine and trembling aspen ( Populus tremuloides ) are relatively minor associates. Many spruce stands are quite open, with a well-developed shrub layer dominated by a variety of willows ( Salix glauca, S. planifolia, S. scouleriana, S. bebbiana ) and scrub birch ( Betula glandulosa ). Other common shrubs include Potentilla fruticosa, Shepherdia canadensis, Empetrum nigrum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, V. caespitosum and Ledum groenlandicum . Common herbs are Linnaea borealis, Festuca altaica, Epilobium angustifolium, Lupinus arcticu and Mertensia paniculata . In addition to

4536-654: The snow bunting and rosy finch venture upwards from the treeline. Found only in the north of the province, this zone occurs in the sub-alpine of the Interior Mountains . White spruce is the most abundant conifer in the Spruce—Willow—Birch (SWB) zone, except at the upper (parkland) elevations, where subalpine fir dominates. Spruces with Engelmann spruce or hybrid white × Engelmann spruce characteristics may be present, especially in areas transitional to ESSF; if they are more abundant than white spruce,

4608-431: The south and central interior in the lee of the coast mountains. Its climate is characterized by cold winters and short warm summers, and is warmer in all seasons than in the Engelmann Spruce—Subalpine Fir zone. Hybrid spruce and subalpine fir dominate climax forests. Younger (seral) stands are thick with lodgepole pine to such a degree that the species is one of the zone's most important natural resources. Douglas-fir

4680-810: The southeastern part of the zone. Trembling aspen , paper birch , and black cottonwood are common seral species, and bigleaf maple is present in some parts of the southwestern coastal transition area (wet warm subzone or IDFww). Mixed shrub or horsetail-dominated plant communities are typical of moist, rich ecosystems that include spruce. Common shrub associates include: Ribes lacustre, Lonicera involucrata, Cornus sericea, Rosa acicularis, Symphoricarpos albus and Acer glabrum . The well-developed herb layer contains Linnaea borealis, Cornus canadensis, Aralia nudicaulis, Actaea rubra , and Osmorhiza chilensis , together with Equisetum and Carex spp. on wetter sites. Bog forests with Sphagnum spp., Ledum groenlandicum , and Gaultheria hispidula are infrequent but usually have

4752-460: The ungulates. Bears, such as black and grizzly, enjoy the many berries of the alpine meadows in the zone. Smaller mammals like the wolverine, hoary marmot, the endangered Vancouver Island marmot, Arctic ground squirrel, and the Siberian lemming are present. Birds of prey include the golden eagle and gyrfalcon. Ground birds such as the ptarmigan nest in the alpine zone, while other bird species like

4824-648: The upper parkland elevations of the ESSF, closed forest and tree islands of spruce and subalpine fir are interspersed with moist herb meadows and drier ericaceous heath. The meadows typically include the herbs : Valeriana sitchensis, Veratrum viride, Senecio triangularis, Lupinus arcticus, Thalictrum occidentale, Epilobium angustifolium, Pedicularis bracteosum, Castelleja miniata, Erigeron peregrinus, Carex spp. and Luzula spp. Subalpine heath includes Empetrum nigrum, Cassiope mertensiana, C. tetragona, Phyllodoce empetriformis, P. glandulifera , and Vaccinium caespitosum (Coates et al. 1994). The MS occurs at mid elevations in

4896-663: The very dry hot (PPxh) around Lytton , Lillooet , Kamloops and the Okanagan Valley south of Vernon , and the dry hot (PPdh) found in or near Midway , Grand Forks , and parts of the Rocky Mountain Trench from just north of Cranbrook south to the Koocanusa Reservoir . Soils of the PP zone are usually Dark Brown Chernozems, Orthic Eutric Brunisols, or Eluviated Eutric Brunisols. Douglas-fir

4968-833: The vicinity of the Unuk River in 1905, the Whiting River in 1906, the Bradfield River in 1907, the Iskut River in 1908, and the Salmon River in 1920. J.D. Craig was appointed Boundary Commissioner for His Britannic Majesty, 7 May 1925. Historically the Craig River was sometimes called the South Fork of the Iskut River. The Craig River originates from glaciers in Alaska's Tongass National Forest , near

5040-420: The volume of water (depending on the area of the catchment) that subsequently flows out of the river. Using the unit hydrograph method, actual historical rainfalls can be modeled mathematically to confirm characteristics of historical floods, and hypothetical "design storms" can be created for comparison to observed stream responses. The relationship between the discharge in the stream at a given cross-section and

5112-435: The zone bordering the SBS zone. Mixed stands of white spruce and trembling aspen (often with a minor component of balsam poplar [ Populus balsamifera ] , birch ( Betula papyrifera, B. neoalaskana ) or lodgepole pine) are the most common components of forest cover on warm mesic sites in the BWBS. On colder sites, e.g., on north-facing slopes, pure white spruce or mixtures of white and black spruces dominate. Lodgepole pine

5184-700: Was named after the Canadian surveyor John Davidson Craig. The Craig River is in the traditional territory of the Tlingit , specifically the Shtax'héen Ḵwáan, commonly known as the Stikine River people . It is also in the asserted traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation . The river was named for John Davidson Craig, BA, BSc, DLS , who was in charge of international boundary surveys in

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