2015 Horse Creek Wood Loading & Floodplain Relief Project, Design Phase

Salmonid Restoration Planning and Assessments

Restoration Planning And Coordination
Project ID724667
Recovery DomainsN CA - S Oregon
Start Date06/23/2016
End Date08/31/2020
Year2015
StatusCompleted
Last Edited01/25/2024
 
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Description    


This project designed a fisheries restoration plan for 1.5 miles of lower Horse Creek that can create year round rearing habitat and spawning gravel for listed coho salmon through wood structure installation and floodplain relief. FY2012 funds were spent prior to expiration.

Project Benefit    


Increase rearing habitat and spawning gravel by developing a restoration plan aimed to directly enhance water quality, riparian dysfunction, spawning habitat, and rearing habitat.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$85,566
In-Kind Donated Labor$21,552
In-Kind Other$20,159
Report Total:$127,277


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Worksites

7211043    


  • Worksite Identifier: 7211043
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Area Description
Horse Creek

Location Information

  • Basin: Klamath (180102)
  • Subbasin:
  • Watershed:
  • Subwatershed:
  • State: California
  • Recovery Domain: N CA - S Oregon
  • Latitude: 41.841622
  • Longitude: -123.022146

ESU

  • Upper Klamath / Trinity Rivers Chinook Salmon ESU
  • Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Salmon ESU
  • Klamath Mountains Province Steelhead DPS

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Metrics

Metrics
  • B.0 Salmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsY (Y/N)
    •      . . B.0.a Planning And Assessment Funding 127,277.00
    •      . . B.0.b.1 Area Encompassed 100.0
    •      . . B.1 Restoration Planning And CoordinationY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . B.1.a Planning and Coordination funding 127,277.00
      •      . . . . B.1.b.11 Engineering/design work for restoration projectsY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.11.a
          Name of plan implemented
          NOAA Fisheries Service, 2014, SONCC Recovery Plan in final draft to be released Spring 2014, NOAA Fisheries, Arcata, CA
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.11.b
          Description and scope of the plan implemented
          The Horse Creek Channel Realignment and Side Channel Construction Project is the design developed for this project. The project area was divided into three subbasins on the main stem of Horse Creek and the chosen design recommended restoration actions within the Upper and Lower Reaches. The Upper Reach design consists of major excavation work to realign the channel (Realigned Channel) to a more sinuous course and to create four side channels. The Lower Reach design consists of excavating one side channel on a large River Right terrace below Middle Creek. Wood structures will be added to the both the mainstem and side channels. Additionally, at least two off-channel features will be created and connected to the side channels and or the mainstem.