Leif Burge

FELLOW, CRI

Dr. Burge is a nationally recognized fluvial geomorphologist with wide-ranging experience in river restoration. He has been involved in all phases of river restoration projects, including project scoping, technical assessments, channel design, tendering, construction administration, project completion and post construction monitoring. He has been a part of collaborative teams that design channels that meet the project goals. Key collaborators have included fisheries biologists, hydrologists, geoscientists, geotechnical engineers and structural engineers. Dr. Burge has extensive experience conducting river research on sediment management, sediment transport, river stability, and fish habitat. He uses hydrological analysis, hydraulic modelling, and fish habitat criteria to inform his designs. He and his team employ a natural channel design philosophy in river restoration. Dr. Burge worked on the hydrotechnical and geomorphological impact assessment and sediment and erosion control plan following the Mount Polley tailings storage facility (TSF) breach, design of channels to mitigate environmental concerns and improve fish habitat for Teck, channel restorations throughout the Okanagan Region following damage due to flooding, and hydrotechnical design of bridge and pipeline crossings.

• Senior scientist, Fluvial Geomorphology, Stantec

• Adjunct professor, University of British Columbia - Okanagan

• PhD, McGill University, Fluvial Geomorphology

• MSc, University of Calgary, Fluvial Geomorphology

• BSc, University of Victoria, Physical Geography

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