Lower Elwha FY 2021 Strait of Juan de Fuca Smolt Monitoring Project

Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)

Monitoring
Project IDLEKT 21-2
Recovery Domains -
Start Date01/01/2022
End Date07/01/2022
Year2021
StatusCompleted
Last Edited05/01/2025
 
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Description    


This project supported ongoing long-term smolt monitoring projects in the Strait of Juan de Fuca Watersheds. The monitoring occurred on Salt Creek, East Twin River, West Twin River and Deep Creek. The Tribe installed fence weirs during spring out-migration to enumerate populations of coho salmon, steelhead and cutthroat trout. Fiscal year 2021 funding was used to support smolt out-migration monitoring in the 2022 and 2023 outmigration years.

Project Benefit    


Data from this project is used in multiple forums that are of regional or statewide significance. For fisheries management purposes abundance estimates of coho salmon and steelhead from the Strait of Juan de Fuca are used to generate run size estimates necessary to manage fisheries (PFMC process) that may impact those stocks. The data is also being used to evaluate long term restorations efforts in those watersheds. Salt Creek has been monitored for over a decade and has had extensive culvert blockage repairs within the last 5 years. East Twin River, West Twin River and Deep Creek are part of the Washington State Intensively Monitored Watershed (IMW) Program that is assessing effectiveness of watershed restoration at the watershed scale. This data is also critical to long term efforts to assess fish in and fish out and generate estimates of abundance and productivity.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Research and Monitoring
  Stream Miles Monitored 64.00 64.00

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$41,421
Report Total:$41,421


Project Map



Worksites

51272585    


  • Worksite Identifier: 51272585
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description
East Twin Creek

Location Information

  • Basin: Puget Sound (171100)
  • Subbasin: Crescent-Hoko (17110021)
  • Watershed: Salt Creek-Frontal Strait of Juan De Fuca (1711002103)
  • Subwatershed: East Twin River (171100210302)
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 48.1601415696
  • Longitude: -123.9431171921

ESU

  • Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Coho Salmon ESU
  • Puget Sound Steelhead DPS

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Metrics

Metrics
  • E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
    •      . . E.0.a RM&E Funding 6,796.00
    •      . . E.0.b
      Complement habitat restoration project
    •      . . E.0.c
      Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
    •      . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 5
    •      . . E.0.d.2
      Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
      NOAA, WDFW, WDOE, Weyerhaeuser, LEKT
    •      . . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 1
    •      . . E.0.e.2
      Name Of Report
      Pess et al. 2023. SJF IMW Annual Report to RCO Science Panel. Olympia, WA.
    •      . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 6,796.00
      •      . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 10.50
      •      . . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored .0
      •      . . . . E.1.b.3 Square miles of water monitored0 (Square miles)
      •      . . . . E.1.c.2 Salmonid smolt or fry monitoringY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.2.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Salmonid smolt or fry 10.50
      •      . . . . E.1.c.15 Intensively monitored watershed (IMW)Y (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.15.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) of stream or streambank monitored 10.50
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.15.c # acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored 8,760.0
        •      . . . . E.1.d
          Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program
          Intensively Monitored Watersheds Scientific Oversight Committee and IMW Partners. 2007. Study Plan for Intensively Monitored Watershed Program, Strait of Juan de Fuca Complex. Available at: http://www.rco.wa.gov/documents/monitoring/IMW_SUM_SJF.pdf

51272541    


  • Worksite Identifier: 51272541
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description
Salt Creek

Location Information

  • Basin: Puget Sound (171100)
  • Subbasin: Crescent-Hoko (17110021)
  • Watershed: Salt Creek-Frontal Strait of Juan De Fuca (1711002103)
  • Subwatershed: Salt Creek (171100210301)
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 48.152963
  • Longitude: -123.69913

ESU

  • Puget Sound Steelhead DPS
  • Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Coho Salmon ESU

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
    •      . . E.0.a RM&E Funding 15,209.00
    •      . . E.0.b
      Complement habitat restoration project
    •      . . E.0.c
      Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
    •      . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 0
    •      . . E.0.d.2
      Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
      none.
    •      . . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 0
    •      . . E.0.e.2
      Name Of Report
      none.
    •      . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 15,209.00
      •      . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 23.50
      •      . . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored .0
      •      . . . . E.1.c.2 Salmonid smolt or fry monitoringY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.2.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Salmonid smolt or fry 23.50
      •      . . . . E.1.c.15 Intensively monitored watershed (IMW)Y (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.15.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) of stream or streambank monitored 23.50
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.15.c # acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored .0
        •      . . . . E.1.d
          Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program

51272661    


  • Worksite Identifier: 51272661
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description
West Twin Creek

Location Information

  • Basin: Puget Sound (171100)
  • Subbasin: Crescent-Hoko (17110021)
  • Watershed: Salt Creek-Frontal Strait of Juan De Fuca (1711002103)
  • Subwatershed: West Twin River (171100210303)
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 48.16321
  • Longitude: -123.953374

ESU

  • Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Coho Salmon ESU
  • Puget Sound Steelhead DPS

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
    •      . . E.0.a RM&E Funding 8,090.00
    •      . . E.0.b
      Complement habitat restoration project
    •      . . E.0.c
      Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
    •      . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 5
    •      . . E.0.d.2
      Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
      NOAA, WDFW, WDOE, Weyerhauser, LEKT
    •      . . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 1
    •      . . E.0.e.2
      Name Of Report
      Pess et al. 2023. SJF IMW Annual Report to RCO Science Panel. Olympia, WA.
    •      . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 8,090.00
      •      . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 12.50
      •      . . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored .0
      •      . . . . E.1.b.3 Square miles of water monitored0 (Square miles)
      •      . . . . E.1.c.2 Salmonid smolt or fry monitoringY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.2.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Salmonid smolt or fry 12.50
      •      . . . . E.1.c.15 Intensively monitored watershed (IMW)Y (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.15.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) of stream or streambank monitored 12.50
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.15.c # acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored .0
        •      . . . . E.1.d
          Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program

51272719    


  • Worksite Identifier: 51272719
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description
Deep Creek

Location Information

  • Basin: Puget Sound (171100)
  • Subbasin: Crescent-Hoko (17110021)
  • Watershed: Salt Creek-Frontal Strait of Juan De Fuca (1711002103)
  • Subwatershed: Deep Creek (171100210304)
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 48.163228
  • Longitude: -124.032514

ESU

  • Puget Sound Steelhead DPS
  • Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Coho Salmon ESU

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
    •      . . E.0.a RM&E Funding 11,326.00
    •      . . E.0.b
      Complement habitat restoration project
      SJF IMW Restoration
    •      . . E.0.c
      Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
      WRIA 19 WRIA 19 Recovery Plan
    •      . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 5
    •      . . E.0.d.2
      Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
      NOAA, WDFW, WDOE, Weyerhauser, LEKT
    •      . . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 1
    •      . . E.0.e.2
      Name Of Report
      Pess et al. 2023. SJF IMW Annual Report to RCO Science Panel, Olympia, WA
    •      . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 11,326.00
      •      . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 17.50
      •      . . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored .0
      •      . . . . E.1.b.3 Square miles of water monitored0 (Square miles)
      •      . . . . E.1.c.2 Salmonid smolt or fry monitoringY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.2.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Salmonid smolt or fry 17.50
      •      . . . . E.1.c.15 Intensively monitored watershed (IMW)Y (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.15.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) of stream or streambank monitored 17.50
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.15.c # acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored .0
        •      . . . . E.1.d
          Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program
          Intensively Monitored Watersheds Scientific Oversight Committee and IMW Partners. 2007. Study Plan for Intensively Monitored Watershed Program, Strait of Juan de Fuca Complex. Available at: http://www.rco.wa.gov/documents/monitoring/IMW_SUM_SJF.pdf


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