Uvas Creek Watershed Steelhead Monitoring - 2008

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

Project ID	723265
Recovery Domains	S. California - S. Central CA Coast
Start Date	08/21/2008
End Date	03/24/2010
Year	2007
Status	Completed
Last Edited	05/08/2024

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Description

Continued with the fourth data year of an ongoing multi-phase study to assess the distribution, density, age structures and habitat use of juvenile steelhead in Uvas Creek below Uvas Dam during modified stream flow release strategies, etc.

Project Benefit

Long term goals of the project are to report on seasonal and longitudinal changes in water temperature, stream flow volume, and turbidity during the increased flow release strategies to see how these relate to and affect juvenile steelhead distribution, habitat selection, and growth. The data gathered is being used by a technical advisory committee to develop a long-term stream flow release strategy for Uvas Dam that is intended to improve populations of the South-Central California Coast (S-CCC) DPS of steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Pajaro River watershed, which are listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act, while not significantly impacting availability of municipal water supplies.

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$10,141

State

$2,032

Report Total:

$12,173

Worksites

7208494

Worksite Identifier: 7208494
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description
Uvas Creek Watetershed

Location Information

Basin: Central California Coastal (180600)
Subbasin:
Watershed: Uvas Creek
Subwatershed:

State: California
Recovery Domain: S. California - S. Central CA Coast
Latitude: 37.030039
Longitude: -121.679797

ESU

South-Central California Coast Steelhead DPS

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Metrics

E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
- . . E.0.a RM&E Funding 12,173.00
- . . E.0.b
  Complement habitat restoration project
  
  N/A
- . . E.0.c
  Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
  
  N/A
- . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 4
- . . E.0.d.2
  Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
  
  DFG, PSMFC, Santa Cruz County RCD, Santa Clara Valley Water District
- . . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 1
- . . E.0.e.2
  Name Of Report
  
  Response by juvenile O.mykiss to enhanced flow regimes downstream of Uvas Dam.
- . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
  - . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 12,173.00
  - . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored .00
  - . . . . 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 .00
    - . . . . E.1.d
      Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program
      
      Uvas Creek Watershed Steelhead Monitoring