Three Mile and Crane Creek Restoration Project - Riparian Fencing and Off-Stream Cattle Watering Facilities

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	KLAMATH-2021-1
Recovery Domains	-
Start Date	06/01/2022
End Date	05/04/2023
Year	2021
Status	Completed
Last Edited	01/14/2025

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Description

Installed three miles of riparian cattle exclusion fencing and drilled a livestock watering well.

Project Benefit

PROJECT BENEFIT:

This project is considered a crucial step towards achieving the tribal restoration goal of reintroduction and restoration of the Klamath Tribes historic anadromous fisheries that have been extirpated. Specifically, the project will protect newly reconnected and restored habitat in Crane and Threemile Creeks from livestock grazing impacts. Further, off-stream cattle watering facilities will be installed to allow continued grazing while keeping cattle out of the streams and adjacent riparian areas. The project will address factors limiting the productivity of Chinook salmon and steelhead necessary for the exercise of native subsistence fishing. Because Crane Creek is a spring-fed system it is less vulnerable to climate change impacts and therefore a priority for restoration. Also, this project restores the streams to their historic narrow meandering profile reducing potential climate change impacts including warming temperatures and increased evapotranspiration.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Riparian Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

3.00

Acres Treated

90.0

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$80,000

Report Total:

$80,000

Worksites

51281942

Worksite Identifier: 51281942
Start Date: 06/01/2022
End Date: 09/30/2023

Area Description
Wood River Valley

Location Information

Basin: Klamath (180102)
Subbasin: Upper Klamath Lake (18010203)
Watershed: Wood River (1801020301)
Subwatershed: Sevenmile Creek (180102030104)

State: Oregon
Recovery Domain:
Latitude: 42.65883760475839
Longitude: -122.05825111130045

ESU

Upper Klamath / Trinity Rivers 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 80,000.00
- . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected 3.00
- . . 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.5 Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.5.a Riparian Habitat Funding 30,000.00
  - . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated 3.00
  - . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated 90.0
  - . . . . C.5.e.1 Riparian exclusionY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.5.k.1 Unspecified or other riparian habitat projectY (Y/N)
  - . . C.6 Upland Habitat And Sediment ProjectY (Y/N)
    - . . . . C.6.a Upland Habitat / Sediment Funding 50,000.00
    - . . . . C.6.b.1 Acres of upland habitat area treated .0
    - . . . . C.6.j.1 Upland livestock management Y (Y/N)
      - . . . . . . C.6.j.2 Upland livestock management action(s) taken (LOV)
      - . . . . . . C.6.j.3 Upland acres managed for livestock 100.0
      - . . . . . . C.6.j.4 Number of livestock water installations/developments 1