Purpose
To provide an overview of the natural
hazards in the Chilliwack River Watershed, such as
flooding and unstable terrain.
Data source(s)
Fraser Valley
Regional District Bylaw 681, 2005.
Explanation
Designated Floodplain: A
lowland area, whether floodproofed or not, which, by
reason of land elevation, is susceptible to flooding or
erosion from an adjoining watercourse, lake, or other
body of water and pertains to the areas shown in
Schedule "B" of this Bylaw.
Alluvial
Fans:
Fan-shaped
accumulations of alluvium deposited at the mouth of a
ravine or at the juncture of a tributary stream with the
main stream.
60
m Watercourse Setback:
No development can
occur within 60 m of the natural boundary of the
watercourse.
30
m Watercourse Setback:
No development can
occur within 30 m of the natural boundary of the
watercourse.
For more
information, please visit
www.fvrd.com
Note that there are a number of
additional hazards that were mapped in an extensive
study conducted by Hay and Company in 1992 (e.g.
erosion, slope, debris flows and floods). Please
contact the FVRD planning department to view these maps.
Disclaimer
The maps included in
the Chilliwack River Watershed Atlas
are not intended to be legal
documents and it is important
that users understand their
limitations. The data has come from many different
sources collected at different times and therefore there
are variations in the information provided. In
addition, the spatial accuracy of both resource and
cadastral information will vary. The
maps are intended as a general guide that will
need to be refined and
updated. Users are encouraged to
contact the originator of the data in order to obtain up
to date or more detailed mapping if required.
Contacts
For more information about this project
or the data in this map,
please contact:
|
Lance Lilley |
Shannon Sigurdson |
|
Planning
Fraser Valley Regional District
Chilliwack, BC
llilley@fvrd.bc.ca |
GIS
Fraser Valley Regional District Chilliwack,
BC ssigurdson@fvrd.bc.ca |
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Overview Map
View Floodplain Hazard
Inset Map 1
View Floodplain Hazard
Inset Map 2
View Floodplain Hazard Inset Map 3
