Norrish Creek is a tributary of the Fraser River

Fraser River

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. It is located in the Coast Mountains

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 of British Columbia

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, Canada

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Course

Norrish Creek has its source in Dickson Lake, a medium sized, seldom visited reservoir at the bases of Mount Wardrop and Catherwood. The creek

Stream

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 flows alongside Norrish Creek FSR down from its source for much of its length. Its mouth is near Dewdney

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, which is east of Vancouver

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 in the Lower Fraser Valley. Norrish Creek is fed by many feeder streams along the way.

The creek actually flows into the Nicomen Slough, which is a major slough off the Fraser.

West Norrish Creek

Norrish Creek's west fork has its source in small Sonny Lake. It flows east from the lake and meets with the mainstream just below the outlet of Dickson Lake.

Recreation

Norrish Creek has small pools for swimming in the lower portion. These are accessible without a vehicle. The pools are clothing optional.

The creek has a water treatment plant located at around the 8 km mark.

Accessibility

The mountain ranges along the Lower Fraser Valley experience intense rainfall and heavy snow during the winter. In the winter of 2006/2007, 20-50 year storms hammered the mainline. Washouts occurred at many locations. The road was initially built to log the valley about 50 years prior to this. Many of the bridges and culverts were deemed unsafe to cross. In 2007 and 2008, the road and many creek crossings were surveyed. Many old wood structures were replaced with CSP's and concrete/ steel composite bridges. The engineering was done by Matt P. Crawford, Civil Engineer Technologist, and Lee Deslauriers, P. Eng, RPF. Construction of the new structures was completed by Brad Beaton.

The FSR (Forest Service Road) along Norrish Creek is gated and inaccessible to the public. However, during the day, the gates are open for workers and the public can access the road. The area is used by ATV's and hunters.