Historical Spawning Survey Results

Bronte Creek Spawning Survey Data
Historical Compilation 1983 to 2009
( Redd Survey between Lowville Park at Guelph Line and Cedar Springs Road )

Date	Year	Number of Redds	Water Temperature	Air Temperature	Water Level	Survey Participants	Comments
November 15	1983	57	---	---	---	Bill Christmas Nancy Tilt Jack Imhof W. Richardson	Dakota Mills Dam issue, Lowville Dam concerns,
	1984		---	---	---	---	---
	1985	72	---	---	---	---	---
November 09	1986	50	9° C	---	high	Bill Christmas Helen Christmas Jim Wenger & wife	Salmon coming over lowered Lowville Dam
	1987	33	---	---	---	---	---
November 26	1988	20	5° C	3° C	---	Bill Christmas Helen Christmas Jon Bissett Larry Halyk Arunas Liskausks	tree debris removal, biomass study, Cedar Springs Community dialogue, Dakota Mills Dam,
November 12	1989	10	---	---	---	Bill Christmas Jon Bissett Mark Core Trish Hayes Sandy Connell	---
November 11	1990	13	optimal	optimal	optimal	Bill Christmas Jon Bissett	bank erosion project, wing deflector, stream cleanup,
November 09	1991	42	minus 2° C	minus 1° C	extremely low	Bill Christmas Ken McIlrick	add fry cover, deflector project,
July	1992		---	---	---	---	Electro-fishing survey completed, lead by Larry Halyk.
November 06	1993	32	6° C	0° C	Low Flow	Bill Christmas Ken McIllrick Martin Hochstein	Plant cedars, fry cover, substrate improvement,
November 20	1994	21	5° C	---	1 ft below normal, low flow	Bill Christmas Vic Cairns Bob McDowall	Low flow below Cedar Springs dam caused silting of good spawning habitat. Remove all the mini-dams. Discuss removal of Dakota Mills Dam, add high performance pumping system for golf course.
November 04	1995	11	---	---	---	Bill Christmas Vic Cairns	---
November 17	1996	37	2° C	---	---	Bill Christmas Helen Christmas	Improved amount of gravel substrate throughout survey area.
November 16	1997	25	0° C	minus 7° C	Low Flow	Bill Christmas Vic Cairns	Additional mini-dam, Gary Thornton to advise landowner to remove. Illegal drainage ditch on property also. Dakota Mills Dam issue!
November 22	1998	21	2° C	4° C - 6° C	Low Flow	Bill Christmas Ken Glassbergen Dana Coutoure	Some groundwater seepages show oil-like contamination 3 - 4 locations. Gary Thornton passed away.
November 21	1999	30	8° C	9° C	ideal	Bill Christmas Ken Glassbergen Dave Featherstone	Delayed spawning, threat of late emergence and spring rainbows. Dakota Mills Dam removal?
November 19	2000	19	4° C	---	adequate flow	Bill Christmas Greg Birett Dean Cormack	Willowbrook Creek Dam and Ponds!
November 11	2001	57	5° C	---	ideal	Bill Christmas Ken Glasbergen Greg Birett	Canoes being paddled/dragged downstream through the shallows, going to the scout camp.
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November 04	2005	33	8° C	10° C - 17° C	~ 60% of normal	Bill Christmas Alan Cole Michael Wain Andrea Dunn Rachel Nagtegaal Brian Jamieson	---
November 09	2006	30	---	---	~ 2.6m deep	Vic Cairns Ewan Alderson	---
November 10	2007	33	---	---	Low Flow	Vic Cairns Ewan Alderson	---
November 06	2008	16	---	---	---	Vic Cairns	---
November 09	2009	29	---	18° C	slightly low	Vic Cairns	---