Cowichan Estuary Eelgrass Habitat Suitability Model - Water Depth

The Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project is a multi-year project being conducted by Cowichan Tribes to help enhance the recovery of Cowichan Chinook salmon stocks in the Salish Sea. The objective of this model was to use existing information to identify areas within the Cowichan estuary that may be suitable to support eelgrass habitat. This raster layer presents the results of the water depth layer as it pertains to eelgrass suitability, using elevation data derived from Northwest Hydraulic Inc.'s hydrological and geomorphological study of the estuary in 2018.