Road Density in British Columbia - Environmental Trends in British Columbia 2002, State of Environment Reporting, Strategic Policy, Planning and Intergovernmental Relations Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection

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Road Density by Watershed Group

Source: Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, 2002.

Mapping projects done in 1988 and 1999 show trends in road density for the 40% of the provincial land base covered by both map sets. During that decade there was a 45% increase in total road length for this area. As of 1999, road density was greater than 1 km/km² in approximately 30% of the watersheds within the portion of British Columbia mapped to date. Road density was less than 0.1 km/km² in approximately 15% of the watersheds mapped to 1999.