Lmmuma Restoration

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	01-1254 R
Recovery Domains	Middle Columbia River
Start Date	05/20/2002
End Date	01/09/2004
Year	2002
Status	Completed
Last Edited	05/01/2025

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Description

Northwest Service Academy used this funding to help restore lower Lmmuma Creek by:
1. Building a cattle exclusion fence along two miles of Lmmuma Creek.
2. Building a temporary electric fence along one mile of the Yakima River.
3. Removing noxious, exotic weeds.
4. Planting extensive native vegetation
5. Placing rootwads in strategic locations.

Off-channel rearing is a limiting habitat factor for the Yakima Canyon reach of the Yakima River. Located between Yakima and Ellensburg, Lmmuma Creek provides the best oppurtunity for off-channel rearing in the Yakima Canyon. Lmmuma Creek flows year-round and is barrier-free. Fish do not utilize the upper Lmmuma Creek, but have access to the project site. Lmmuma Creek is considered a Class A (excellent) stream in terms of Department of Ecology water quality criteria.

Most of the upper Lmmuma Creek watershed is in federal ownership (Yakima Military Training Center). Cattle were barred from the training center property in 1996. The Army has conducted a few small restoration projects on their ownership. The lower end of Lmmuma Creek is in private ownership and prior to this project cattle were free ranging, resulting in a riparian zone that had practically no native vegetation cover.

Project Benefit

The goal of the project was to restore native riparian vegetation along salmon bearing streams. The objective of the project was to restore natural streamside vegetation, improve stream temperature, reduce erosion, filtration, and recruit large woody debris.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Instream Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

.50

Riparian Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

.50

Acres Treated

2.4

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$31,903

Other

$27,220

Report Total:

$59,124

Worksites

1-Lmmuma Creek

Worksite Identifier: 1-Lmmuma Creek
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: Yakima (170300)
Subbasin:
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: Washington
Recovery Domain: Middle Columbia River
Latitude: 46.81767784
Longitude: -120.45542713

ESU

Mid-Columbia River Spring-run Chinook Salmon ESU
Upper Columbia River Summer- and Fall-run Chinook Salmon ESU
Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)

. . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 59,124.00
. . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .50

. . C.0.c

Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
None: Cannot find a reference to the plan in any of the reporting documents. There was a note that it was completed in partnership with the USFWS.

. . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
. . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
. . C.4 Instream Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
- . . . . C.4.a Instream Habitat Funding 29,562.50
- . . . . C.4.b Total length of instream habitat treated .50
- . . . . C.4.d.1 Channel structure placementY (Y/N)
  - . . . . . . C.4.d.2 Material used for channel structure (LOV)
  - . . . . . . C.4.d.3 Miles of stream treated through channel structure placement .50
  - . . . . . . C.4.d.4 Acres of streambed treated through channel structure placement .0
  - . . . . . . C.4.d.5 Pools expected to be created through channel structure placement 0
  - . . . . . . C.4.d.7 Number of structures placed in channel 0
- . . C.5 Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.5.a Riparian Habitat Funding 29,561.50
  - . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated .50
  - . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated 2.4
  - . . . . C.5.c.1 Riparian plantingY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.5.c.2
      Species of plants planted in riparian
      
      Native trees and shrubs.
    - . . . . . . C.5.c.3 Acres planted in riparian 1.0
  - . . . . C.5.d.1 FencingY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.5.d.2 Miles of fence along stream 1.00
    - . . . . . . C.5.d.3 Acres of riparian area protected by fencing 2.4
  - . . . . C.5.f.1 Water gap developmentY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.5.f.2 Number of water gap installations 0
  - . . . . C.5.h.1 Riparian plant removal/controlY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.5.h.2
      Species of plants treated/removed in riparian
      
      Noxious and exotic weeds
    - . . . . . . C.5.h.3 Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control 1.0