Approved fisheries sensitive watersheds (FSWs)

Last updated on March 5, 2026

Fisheries sensitive watersheds (FSWs) are designated watersheds with significant fisheries values that are sensitive to impacts from disturbances such as road construction or forest fires.

This page provides a searchable table of approved FSWs.

List of approved FSWs
Natural Resource Region	FSW ID	Natural Resource District	Watershed Name	Effective Date	Order
West Coast	F-1-001	Campbell River	Artlish River	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 211 KB)
West Coast	F-1-002	South Island	Effingham River	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 211 KB)
West Coast	F-1-003	South Island	Escalante River	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 211 KB)
West Coast	F-1-004	South Island	Gordon River	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 211 KB)
West Coast	F-1-005	South Island	Hatton Creek	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 211 KB)
West Coast	F-1-006	South Island	Hemmingsen Creek	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 211 KB)
West Coast	F-1-007	South Island	Klanawa River	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 211 KB)
West Coast	F-1-008	South Island	Macktush Creek	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 211 KB)
West Coast	F-1-009	Campbell River	Memekay River	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 211 KB)
West Coast	F-1-010	South Island	Nahmint River	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 211 KB)
West Coast	F-1-011	South Island	Toquart River	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 211 KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-001	Okanagan-Shuswap	Anstey River	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 93.3KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-002	Okanagan-Shuswap	Eagle River	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 93.3KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-003	Okanagan-Shuswap	Perry River	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 93.3KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-004	Okanagan-Shuswap	Scotch Creek	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 93.3KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-005	Okanagan-Shuswap	Seymour River	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 93.3KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-006	Okanagan-Shuswap	Yard Creek	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 93.3KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-007	Cascades	Spius Creek	2018-APR-13	Order (PDF, 1.46MB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-008	Cascades	Coldwater River	2018-APR-13	Order (PDF, 1.46MB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-009	Thompson Rivers	Sinmax Creek	2018-APR-13	Order (PDF, 1.71MB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-010	Thompson Rivers	Barriere River	2018-APR-13	Order (PDF, 1.71MB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-011	Thompson Rivers	Louis Creek	2018-APR-13	Order (PDF, 1.71MB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-012	Thompson Rivers	Lemieux Creek	2018-APR-13	Order (PDF, 1.71MB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-013	Thompson Rivers	Deadman River	2018-APR-13	Order (PDF, 1.71MB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-3-014	Thompson Rivers	Upper Adams River	2018-APR-13	Order (PDF, 1.71MB)
Kootenay-Boundary	F-4-001	Rocky Mountain	Palliser River	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 206KB)
Cariboo	F-5-001	Cariboo-Chilcotin	Horsefly River	2018-JUN-21	Order (PDF, 11.2MB)
Skeena	F-6-001	Skeena Stikine	Cumming Creek	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 205KB)
Skeena	F-6-002	Skeena Stikine	Gramaphone Creek	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 205KB)
Skeena	F-6-003	Skeena Stikine	Jonas Creek	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 205KB)
Skeena	F-6-004	Skeena Stikine	Toboggan Creek	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 205KB)
Skeena	F-6-005	Skeena Stikine	Five Mile Creek	2005-DEC-28	Order (PDF, 205KB)
Omineca	F-7-001	Prince George	Seebach Creek	2013-APR-19	Order (PDF, 544KB)
Omineca	F-7-002	Prince George	Framstead Creek	2013-APR-19	Order (PDF, 512KB)
Omineca	F-7-003	Prince George	Milk River	2013-APR-19	Order (PDF, 549KB)
Omineca	F-7-004	Prince George	Goat River	2013-APR-19	Order (PDF, 549KB)
Omineca	F-7-005	Prince George	Chehischic Creek	2013-APR-19	Order (PDF, 544KB)
Omineca	F-7-006	Stuart Nechako	Gluskie Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 5.7MB)
Omineca	F-7-007	Stuart Nechako	Forfar Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 5.7MB)
Omineca	F-7-008	Stuart Nechako	Kynoch Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 5.7MB)
Omineca	F-7-010	Stuart Nechako	Bivouac Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 5.7MB)
Omineca	F-7-011	Stuart Nechako	Van Decar Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 5.7MB)
Omineca	F-7-012	Stuart Nechako	Sidney Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 5.7MB)
Omineca	F-7-013	Stuart Nechako	Paula Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 5.7MB)
Omineca	F-7-014	Stuart Nechako	Sandpoint Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 5.7MB)
Omineca	F-7-015	Stuart Nechako	Narrows Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 5.7MB)
Omineca	F-7-016	Stuart Nechako	Frypan Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 5.7MB)
Omineca	F-7-017	Stuart Nechako	Lovell Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 5.7MB)
Omineca	F-7-018	Stuart Nechako	Ankwill Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 5.7MB)
Omineca	F-7-019	Prince George	Walker Creek	2018-MAR-22	Order (.PDF, 5.3 MB)
Omineca	F-7-020	Prince George	Missinka River	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 6.2 MB)
Omineca	F-7-021	Prince George	Hominka River	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 6.2 MB)
Omineca	F-7-022	Prince George	Table River	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 6.2 MB)
Omineca	F-7-023	Prince George	Anzac River	2018-MAR-22	Order (PDF, 6.2 MB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-8-001	Okanagan-Shuswap	Besette Creek	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 95.9KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-8-002	Okanagan-Shuswap	Cherry Creek	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 95.9KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-8-003	Okanagan-Shuswap	Chute Creek	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 95.9KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-8-004	Okanagan-Shuswap	Sitkum Creek	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 95.9KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-8-005	Okanagan-Shuswap	Shorts Creek	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 95.9KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-8-006	Okanagan-Shuswap	Upper Shuswap River	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 95.9KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-8-007	Okanagan-Shuswap	Vaseux Creek	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 95.9KB)
Thompson-Okanagan	F-8-008	Okanagan-Shuswap	Wap Creek	2007-APR-17	Order (PDF, 95.9KB)

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