Wood Replenishment in Three Tributaries

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Instream Habitat Riparian Habitat
Project ID18-1709 R
Recovery Domains -
Start Date12/05/2018
End Date03/15/2023
Year2018
StatusCompleted
Last Edited04/12/2024
 
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Description    


Mid-Columbia Fisheries, in partnership with the Yakima-Klickitat Fisheries Program of the Yakama Nation, reconnected floodplain habitat and function by placing woody material in alluvial floodplain reaches in SF Cowiche, Taneum and Swauk Creek watersheds. The project was designed to benefit ESA-listed Middle Columbia River steelhead, as well coho, juvenile Chinook salmon, and resident rainbow trout. The overall goal was to re-aggrade streams to reconnect them with broad, formerly-wet meadow systems on public and private lands. This project replicated techniques used in similar stream reaches, which have been shown to profoundly increase stream/floodplain habitat functions, including side channel formation, riparian habitat recovery, pool formation, increased in-channel complexity and spawning gravel retention. Grant funds were used to pay for woody material from private sources, harvest of WDFW-owned timber (available at no cost for restoration on subject properties), transport and strategic placement of logs with and without rootwads and associated slash, selected re-grading of floodplain features to restore stream process, riparian planting, watering, and weeding, installing elk fencing, and Administrative, Architectural and Engineering services.

Project Benefit    


The overall goal is to re-aggrade streams to reconnect them with broad, formerly-wet meadow systems on public lands to increase stream/floodplain habitat functions, including side channel formation, riparian habitat recovery, pool formation, increased in-channel complexity and spawning gravel retention.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Instream Habitat
  Stream Miles Treated 1.20 1.20
Riparian Habitat
  Stream Miles Treated .61 .50
  Acres Treated 6.5 1.5

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$238,570
In-Kind Volunteers$36,427
In-Kind Other$18,461
Report Total:$293,458


Project Map



Worksites

2-South Fork Cowiche Creek    


  • Worksite Identifier: 2-South Fork Cowiche Creek
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin:
  • Subbasin:
  • Watershed:
  • Subwatershed:
  • State:
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 46.66333963
  • Longitude: -120.79399508

ESU

  • Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 95,067.53
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .61
    •      . . 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 95,067.53
      •      . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated .61
      •      . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated 6.5
      •      . . . . C.5.c.1 Riparian plantingY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.5.c.2
          Species of plants planted in riparian
          Cornus sericea Pinus ponderosa Populus trichocarpa Salix exigua Salix prolixa Salix lasiandra Salix amygdaloides
        •      . . . . . . C.5.c.3 Acres planted in riparian 6.5
        •      . . . . . . C.5.c.4 Miles of streambank treated with riparian planting .61
      •      . . . . C.5.d.1 FencingY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.5.d.2 Miles of fence along stream .50
        •      . . . . . . C.5.d.3 Acres of riparian area protected by fencing 1.6
      •      . . . . C.5.h.1 Riparian plant removal/controlY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.5.h.2
          Species of plants treated/removed in riparian
          Not known
        •      . . . . . . C.5.h.3 Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control 6.5
        •      . . . . . . C.5.h.4 Miles of streambank treated for riparian plant removal/control .61

3-Taneum Creek    


  • Worksite Identifier: 3-Taneum Creek
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin:
  • Subbasin:
  • Watershed:
  • Subwatershed:
  • State:
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 47.11388262
  • Longitude: -120.87695119

ESU

  • Mid-Columbia River Spring-run Chinook Salmon ESU
  • Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 85,228.11
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .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 85,228.11
      •      . . . . C.4.b Total length of instream habitat treated .40
      •      . . . . C.4.c.1 Channel reconfiguration and connectivityY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.c.2 Type of change to channel configuration and connectivity (LOV)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.c.3 Miles of stream treated for channel reconfiguration and connectivity .40
        •      . . . . . . C.4.c.4 Miles of off-channel stream created through channel reconfiguration and connectivity .40
        •      . . . . . . C.4.c.5 Acres of off-channel or floodplain connected through channel reconfiguration and connectivity 5.0
        •      . . . . . . C.4.c.6 Instream pools created/added through channel reconfiguration and connectivity 0
      •      . . . . C.4.d.1 Channel structure placementY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.d.2 Material used for channel structure (LOV)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.d.3 Miles of stream treated through channel structure placement .40
        •      . . . . . . C.4.d.5 Pools expected to be created through channel structure placement 8
        •      . . . . . . C.4.d.7 Number of structures placed in channel 8

1-Lower Swauk Creek    


  • Worksite Identifier: 1-Lower Swauk Creek
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin:
  • Subbasin:
  • Watershed:
  • Subwatershed:
  • State:
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 47.13882763
  • Longitude: -120.74441019

ESU

  • Mid-Columbia River Spring-run Chinook Salmon ESU
  • Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 113,162.43
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .80
    •      . . 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 113,162.43
      •      . . . . C.4.b Total length of instream habitat treated .80
      •      . . . . C.4.d.1 Channel structure placementY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.d.2 Material used for channel structure (LOV)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.d.3 Miles of stream treated through channel structure placement .80
        •      . . . . . . C.4.d.5 Pools expected to be created through channel structure placement 22
        •      . . . . . . C.4.d.7 Number of structures placed in channel 22


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