Kettle Creek Background Reports

The Terms of Reference were developed early in the source protection planning process. It was the work plan for the Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee and source protection staff. It outlined the water systems to be studied, scientific studies needed, and who would complete them.

• Kettle Creek Source Protection Area Terms of Reference, 2009 (PDF - 1 MB)

The characterization report is a summary of the current state of the watershed. It has information on the watershed's physical characteristics, land use, population and growth, water systems, water sources, water quality, vulnerable areas and other matters.

• Kettle Creek Watershed Characterization Report, 2008 - Executive Summary (PDF -1.7 MB)

• Kettle Creek Watershed Characterization Report, 2008 - Full Report (PDF - 6.8 MB)

The water budget shows how much water enters the watershed, how it moves through the watershed and how much leaves (e.g. by evaporation or flowing into Lake Erie). These reports show areas within the watershed where water demand could be high compared to the amount of water available.

• Long Point Region, Kettle Creek and Catfish Creek Integrated Water Budget, 2009 (PDF - 2 MB)
  • Water budget maps, 2009 (PDF - 25 MB)
• Long Point Region, Kettle Creek and Catfish creek Tier 2 Stress Assessment, 2009 (PDF - 1.5 MB)
  • Stress assessment maps, 2009 (PDF - 8 MB)
• Peer Review Summary Report, 2009 (PDF - 7 MB)

• Water Quality in the Kettle Creek Watershed: A Summary of 1991-95 Conditions and Trends, 2007 (PDF - 7.5 MB) 

• Water Use in the Kettle Creek Watershed, 2005 (PDF - 1 MB)

This report provides population and employment projections to 2056. This information forecasts water demand.

• Population Forecasts for the Grand River, Long Point Region, Catfish Creek Watersheds, 2010 (PDF - 11 MB)