Water Canada

Trout Creek is the primary water source for the District of Summerland and is the second largest community watershed in the Okanagan. At one time the creek used to meander across a 2.5 km wide fan between the canyon and the lake. Due to channelization in the 1940s and 1970s, and degradation since, it is now significantly narrower, the once abundant forests of cottonwood are minimal, and the salmon runs in this creek are almost extinct. Click here to continue reading