An evaluation of the contributions of urbanization and climatic change to runoff characteristics in the Laurel Creek Watershed, Ontario. From: Canadian Water Resources Journal | Date: September 22, 2004| Author: Morgan, Alexis; Branfireun, Brian; Csillag, Ferenc | COPYRIGHT 2004 Canadian Water Resources Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Abstract: The hydrological consequences of urban growth and expansion of impervious surface area between 1950 and 2000 in the Laurel Creek Watershed, Waterloo, Ontario were investigated. Changes in the hydrological regime were assessed using annual summaries of census, climate (temperature and precipitation), land use and runoff data. Population growth has been linear (+1000% over fifty years) and urban (impervious) area expansion has been even greater over the same time period (ab...