Elodea Eradication in the Alexander Creek Drainage - 2020

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Instream Habitat
Project IDAK53015
Recovery Domains -
Start Date03/01/2020
End Date06/30/2022
Year2019
StatusCompleted
Last Edited02/27/2024
 
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Description    


This project completed the first steps in eliminating Elodea from the Alexander Creek drainage at Alexander Lake and Sucker Lake Complex. These lakes were treated with diquat dibromide to eliminate Elodea biomass, and fluridone, to begin the process of killing Elodea roots. Treatments were extremely successful, removing 80% of Elodea from these waterbodies.



This project utilized funds from PCSRF grant NA17NMF4380170; no funds from this grant were used past its end date.

Project Benefit    


Eradicating Elodea from Alexander and Sucker Lakes will remove this invasive species from approximately 425 hectares of lake and stream habitat. In addition to improving salmon habitat, eradication will prevent the spread of Elodea through float planes and other vectors to other Matanuska-Susitna Valley water bodies.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Instream Habitat
  Stream Miles Treated 6.50 6.50

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$749,745
State$250,500
Other$12,000
Report Total:$1,012,245


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Worksites

Alexander Lake    


  • Worksite Identifier: Alexander Lake
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Susitna River (190205)
  • Subbasin: Lower Susitna River (19020505)
  • Watershed: Alexander Creek (1902050511)
  • Subwatershed: Upper Alexander Creek (190205051106)
  • State: Alaska
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 61.747125
  • Longitude: -150.900791

ESU

  • Un-Named ESU Sockeye
  • Un-Named ESU Chinook
  • Un-Named ESU Chum
  • Un-Named ESU Coho
  • Un-Named ESU Pink

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Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 757,866.00
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected 4.10
    •      . . 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.4 Instream Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . C.4.a Instream Habitat Funding 757,866.38
      •      . . . . C.4.b Total length of instream habitat treated 4.10
      •      . . . . C.4.g.1 Plant removal/controlY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.g.2
          Species of plants removed/controlled
        •      . . . . . . C.4.g.3 Miles of stream treated for plant removal/control 4.10
        •      . . . . . . C.4.g.4 Acres of streambed treated for plant removal/control 700.0

Sucker Lakes    


  • Worksite Identifier: Sucker Lakes
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Susitna River (190205)
  • Subbasin: Lower Susitna River (19020505)
  • Watershed: Alexander Creek (1902050511)
  • Subwatershed: Upper Sucker Creek (190205051107)
  • State: Alaska
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 61.655041
  • Longitude: -150.896455

ESU

  • Un-Named ESU Sockeye
  • Un-Named ESU Chinook
  • Un-Named ESU Chum
  • Un-Named ESU Coho
  • Un-Named ESU Pink

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 252,622.00
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected 2.40
    •      . . 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.4 Instream Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . C.4.a Instream Habitat Funding 252,622.13
      •      . . . . C.4.b Total length of instream habitat treated 2.40
      •      . . . . C.4.g.1 Plant removal/controlY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.g.2
          Species of plants removed/controlled
        •      . . . . . . C.4.g.3 Miles of stream treated for plant removal/control 2.40
        •      . . . . . . C.4.g.4 Acres of streambed treated for plant removal/control 300.0