FY 2024 Quinault Indian Nation – Instream & Riparian Restoration Design

Salmonid Restoration Planning and Assessments

Restoration Planning And Coordination Salmonid Habitat Assessment / Inventory
Project ID24-QUIN-02
Recovery Domains -
Start Date09/01/2025
End Date06/30/2026
Year2024
StatusNew
Last Edited07/14/2025
 
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Description    


The goal of the Quinault Indian Nation (QIN) is to restore naturally sustainable and harvestable salmon populations in the QIN Usual and Accustomed Area (U&A). The current focus is on restoring habitat that supports salmon populations in the Quinault River and Queets River watersheds, home rivers of QIN. Project funds will be used by QDFi to conduct some or all of the following activities: 1) survey accessibility of off-channel pond habitat by coho juveniles for identification of restoration opportunities in the Clearwater River; 2) finalize a geomorphic assessment of the Upper Quinault River (UQR) to guide selection of future logjam locations; 3) update a hydraulic model for Big Creek to use during alternatives analysis and design; 4) analysis of alternatives and selection of preferred alternative from previous reach assessment on Big Creek 5) conduct riparian forest plant community surveys in the UQR to guide maintenance of previously planted riparian forest areas The purpose of the project is to document fish use patterns and habitat conditions to inform management in the restoration of fisheries resources and salmon habitats, assess and characterize baseline conditions of instream and riparian habitats, and to develop large woody debris, instream, and riparian forest rehabilitation designs.

Project Benefit    


The project will apply reach-scale survey and design approaches to develop instream and riparian restoration conceptual drawings for future implementation of projects in the Big Creek subbasin and Upper Quinault River. It will also identify potential restoration opportunities in critical off-channel pond habitat of the lower Clearwater River and guide maintenance of previous UQR reforestation activities.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Planning and Assessment
  Stream Miles Assessed 10.00

Funding Details

No Funding data has been entered for this project.


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Worksites

Big Creek Sub-Watershed    


  • Worksite Identifier: Big Creek Sub-Watershed
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Washington Coastal (171001)
  • Subbasin: Lower Chehalis (17100104)
  • Watershed: Satsop River (1710010401)
  • Subwatershed: Middle Fork Satsop River (171001040103)
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 47.320662
  • Longitude: -123.45305

ESU

  • Quinault Lake Sockeye Salmon ESU
  • Washington Coast Chinook Salmon ESU
  • Olympic Peninsula Coho Salmon ESU
  • Pacific Coast Chum Salmon ESU
  • Olympic Peninsula Steelhead DPS

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Metrics

Metrics
  • B.0 Salmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsY (Y/N)
    •      . . B.0.a Planning And Assessment Funding .00
    •      . . B.0.b.1 Area Encompassed
    •      . . B.1 Restoration Planning And CoordinationY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . B.1.a Planning and Coordination funding
      •      . . . . B.1.b.2 Coordination on implementation of a Recovery PlanY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.2.a
          Name of the Recovery Plan Implemented
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.2.b
          Description and scope of the Recovery Plan implemented
      •      . . . . B.1.b.8 Conducting habitat restoration scoping and feasibility studiesY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.8.a
          Name of plan implemented
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.8.b
          Description and scope of the plan implemented
      •      . . . . B.1.b.12 Developing restoration/action planY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.12.a
          Name of plan developed
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.12.b
          Description and scope of the plan developed
      •      . . B.2 Salmonid Habitat Assessment / InventoryY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . B.2.a Habitat Assessment Funding
        •      . . . . B.2.c Instream SurveyY (Y/N)
          •      . . . . . . B.2.c.1 Type of instream survey (LOV)
          •      . . . . . . B.2.c.2 Stream miles assessed
          •      . . . . . . B.2.c.3 Stream miles assessed that contained salmonids
          •      . . . . . . B.2.c.4 Stream miles assessed that needed restoration
        •      . . . . B.2.d Habitat surveysY (Y/N)
          •      . . . . . . B.2.d.1 Type of habitat survey/assessment (LOV)
          •      . . . . . . B.2.d.2 Amount of habitat assessed
          •      . . . . . . B.2.d.3 Amount of habitat assessed that needed restoration

Upper Quinault River Watershed    


  • Worksite Identifier: Upper Quinault River Watershed
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Washington Coastal (171001)
  • Subbasin: Lower Chehalis (17100104)
  • Watershed: Satsop River (1710010401)
  • Subwatershed: Middle Fork Satsop River (171001040103)
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 47.310469
  • Longitude: -123.464664

ESU

  • Quinault Lake Sockeye Salmon ESU
  • Olympic Peninsula Coho Salmon ESU
  • Washington Coast Chinook Salmon ESU
  • Olympic Peninsula Steelhead DPS
  • Pacific Coast Chum Salmon ESU

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Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • B.0 Salmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsY (Y/N)
    •      . . B.0.a Planning And Assessment Funding .00
    •      . . B.0.b.1 Area Encompassed
    •      . . B.2 Salmonid Habitat Assessment / InventoryY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . B.2.a Habitat Assessment Funding
      •      . . . . B.2.c Instream SurveyY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . B.2.c.1 Type of instream survey (LOV)
        •      . . . . . . B.2.c.2 Stream miles assessed
        •      . . . . . . B.2.c.3 Stream miles assessed that contained salmonids
        •      . . . . . . B.2.c.4 Stream miles assessed that needed restoration
      •      . . . . B.2.d Habitat surveysY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . B.2.d.1 Type of habitat survey/assessment (LOV)
        •      . . . . . . B.2.d.2 Amount of habitat assessed
        •      . . . . . . B.2.d.3 Amount of habitat assessed that needed restoration

Lower Clearwater River    


  • Worksite Identifier: Lower Clearwater River
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Washington Coastal (171001)
  • Subbasin: Queets-Quinault (17100102)
  • Watershed: Lower Quinault River (1710010205)
  • Subwatershed: Quinault River (171001020504)
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 47.344313
  • Longitude: -124.174804

ESU

  • Pacific Coast Chum Salmon ESU
  • Washington Coast Chinook Salmon ESU
  • Olympic Peninsula Coho Salmon ESU
  • Olympic Peninsula Steelhead DPS
  • Quinault Lake Sockeye Salmon ESU

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • B.0 Salmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsY (Y/N)
    •      . . B.0.a Planning And Assessment Funding .00
    •      . . B.0.b.1 Area Encompassed
    •      . . B.1 Restoration Planning And CoordinationY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . B.1.a Planning and Coordination funding
      •      . . . . B.1.b.2 Coordination on implementation of a Recovery PlanY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.2.a
          Name of the Recovery Plan Implemented
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.2.b
          Description and scope of the Recovery Plan implemented
      •      . . . . B.1.b.8 Conducting habitat restoration scoping and feasibility studiesY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.8.a
          Name of plan implemented
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.8.b
          Description and scope of the plan implemented
      •      . . . . B.1.b.11 Engineering/design work for restoration projectsY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.11.a
          Name of plan implemented
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.11.b
          Description and scope of the plan implemented
      •      . . . . B.1.b.12 Developing restoration/action planY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.12.a
          Name of plan developed
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.12.b
          Description and scope of the plan developed
      •      . . B.2 Salmonid Habitat Assessment / InventoryY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . B.2.a Habitat Assessment Funding
        •      . . . . B.2.c Instream SurveyY (Y/N)
          •      . . . . . . B.2.c.1 Type of instream survey (LOV)
          •      . . . . . . B.2.c.2 Stream miles assessed
          •      . . . . . . B.2.c.3 Stream miles assessed that contained salmonids
          •      . . . . . . B.2.c.4 Stream miles assessed that needed restoration
        •      . . . . B.2.d Habitat surveysY (Y/N)
          •      . . . . . . B.2.d.1 Type of habitat survey/assessment (LOV)
          •      . . . . . . B.2.d.2 Amount of habitat assessed
          •      . . . . . . B.2.d.3 Amount of habitat assessed that needed restoration