Upper Salmon Basin Hydrologic Monitoring and Analyses II

Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)

Monitoring Research
Project ID005 22 SA
Recovery DomainsSnake River
Start Date04/01/2023
End Date03/31/2025
Year2022
StatusOngoing
Last Edited02/27/2024
 
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Description    


Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) will support salmonid recovery efforts in the Upper Salmon Basin by providing mission-critical hydrologic data, analyses, and expertise to the Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Program (USBWP) Technical Team and other stakeholders. The primary purpose of this study is to aid in the development and evaluation of habitat improvement and water transactions projects. Products will include hydrologic data repositories, public tools for data analysis and visualization, and a final report, all of which will be published to public websites. In addition to these products, the project lead, Ryan McCutcheon, will attend planning meetings and provide technical expertise on the hydrogeology of the Upper Salmon Basin.



Project actions that will be taken to aid project managers include: 1) maintaining vital stream gages and measuring surface water flow in the Lemhi River and tributaries, 2) collecting and publishing hydrogeologic data including groundwater levels, soil water tension, and water quality information 3) characterizing the data, performing trend analyses, and presenting findings to the USBWP Tech Team, 4) and running the Lemhi River Basin Hydrologic Model (LRBM) and associated tools to predict the hydrology and habitat implications of projects, as well as changes to water management, land use, and climate.

Project Benefit    


The Upper Salmon Basin Hydrologic Monitoring and Analyses II project supports the overarching objective to improve salmonid recovery efforts in the Upper Salmon Basin by measuring and analyzing streamflow and stream water temperature, two of the limiting factors to salmon recovery according to the Idaho Governor’s Office of Species Conservation (OSC) and collaborators. Salmonid habitat suitability is also dependent upon stream stage, flow rate, geomorphic conditions, substrate distribution, and riparian conditions according to the 2019 Upper Salmon Subbasin Habitat Integrated Rehabilitation Assessment. As such, data and analysis products from this project are used to evaluate the efficacy of both ongoing and potential future habitat improvement efforts and water transactions projects. Additionally, as a member of the Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Program Technical Team, the Idaho Department of Water Resources aims to provide technical expertise and advisement on matters concerning the hydrogeology of the Upper Salmon Basin.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Research and Monitoring
  Stream Miles Monitored 183.90

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$424,386
Other$193,300
Report Total:$617,686


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Worksites

Lemhi Basin, 1 of 2    


  • Worksite Identifier: Lemhi Basin, 1 of 2
  • Start Date: 04/01/2023
  • End Date: 03/31/2025
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Salmon (170602)
  • Subbasin: Lemhi (17060204)
  • Watershed: Lower Lemhi River (1706020408)
  • Subwatershed: Lemhi Valley-Lemhi River (170602040809)
  • State: Idaho
  • Recovery Domain: Snake River
  • Latitude: 45.187125
  • Longitude: -113.89165

ESU

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

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Metrics

Metrics
  • E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
    •      . . E.0.a RM&E Funding .00
    •      . . E.0.b
      Complement habitat restoration project
    •      . . E.0.c
      Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
    •      . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations
    •      . . E.0.d.2
      Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
    •      . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding
      •      . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored
      •      . . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored
      •      . . . . E.1.c.15 Intensively monitored watershed (IMW)Y (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.15.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) of stream or streambank monitored
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.15.c # acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored
        •      . . . . E.1.d
          Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program
      •      . . E.2 ResearchY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . E.2.a Research Funding
        •      . . . . E.2.b.1 Modeling and data analysisY (Y/N)
          •      . . . . . . E.2.b.1.a
            Key issues addressed by modeling and data analysis research
        •      . . . . E.2.b.8 Climate change studiesY (Y/N)
          •      . . . . . . E.2.b.8.a
            Key issues addressed by climate change study

Upper Salmon Basin, 2 of 2    


  • Worksite Identifier: Upper Salmon Basin, 2 of 2
  • Start Date: 04/01/2023
  • End Date: 03/31/2025
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Salmon (170602)
  • Subbasin: Middle Salmon-Panther (17060203)
  • Watershed: Carmen Creek-Salmon River (1706020305)
  • Subwatershed: Wallace Creek-Salmon River (170602030504)
  • State: Idaho
  • Recovery Domain: Snake River
  • Latitude: 45.312829
  • Longitude: -113.86318

ESU

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

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
    •      . . E.0.a RM&E Funding .00
    •      . . E.0.b
      Complement habitat restoration project
    •      . . E.0.c
      Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
    •      . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations
    •      . . E.0.d.2
      Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
    •      . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding
      •      . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored
      •      . . . . E.1.c.8 Water quality monitoringY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.8.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) of stream monitored for water quality
      •      . . . . E.1.c.9 Water quantity (flow) monitoringY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.9.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for water quantity (flow) monitoring
        •      . . . . E.1.d
          Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program