Indian Creek Irrigation

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	024 16 SA
Recovery Domains	Snake River
Start Date	04/01/2020
End Date	06/30/2021
Year	2016
Status	Completed
Last Edited	01/25/2024

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Description

The Indian Creek Irrigation project consolidated and moved the point of diversion upstream into a screened, closed irrigation system for five water users on Indian Creek, tributary to the Salmon River. A flowmeter was installed to regulate the flow to their cumulative water rights of 0.47 cfs. Each water user was provided with one irrigation riser and were able to add additional risers at their own cost. Water users provided their own sprinkler systems. This project eliminated entrainment of listed fish species and the water used for irrigation can now be accurately measured. Pre-project, the water users had numerous points of diversion on an unscreened open ditch irrigation system.

An extension was granted due to a delay in getting pipe for this project due to a limitation of supplies.

Project Benefit

The Indian Creek Irrigation Project benefits juvenile and adult salmonids through installation of a closed, screened irrigation system to eliminate entrainedment in the current ditch networks.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Fish Screens

Screens Installed

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$21,600

Other

$84,752

Report Total:

$106,352

Worksites

WS-1

Worksite Identifier: WS-1
Start Date: 01/01/2020
End Date: 09/30/2021

Area Description
Indian Creek

Location Information

Basin: Salmon (170602)
Subbasin: Middle Salmon-Panther (17060203)
Watershed: Indian Creek-Salmon River (1706020307)
Subwatershed:

State: Idaho
Recovery Domain: Snake River
Latitude: 45.4126
Longitude: -114.1668

ESU

Snake River Basin Steelhead DPS
Snake River Spring/Summer-run Chinook Salmon ESU

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 106,352.00
- . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .01
- . . C.0.c
  Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
- . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
- . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
- . . C.1 Fish Screening ProjectY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.1.a Fish screen funding 106,352.00
  - . . . . C.1.b Quantity of water protected by screens .47 (Acre feet/year)
  - . . . . C.1.c.1 Fish screens installedY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.1.c.2 Number of new fish screens installed 1
    - . . . . . . C.1.c.3 Flow rate of screened water .47 (cfs)