Scott Creek Life Cycle Monitoring Station

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

Project ID	1620844541395
Recovery Domains	N Central California Coast
Start Date	08/11/2020
End Date	06/30/2022
Year	2019
Status	Completed
Last Edited	03/12/2024

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Description

Three primary tasks were conducted in the Scott Creek watershed during water years 2020 and 2021 to quantify key Viable Salmonid Population (McElhany et al. 2000) characteristics and to support implementation of the California Coastal Monitoring Plan (CMP; Adams et al. 2011):

(1) Adult trapping and monitoring

(2) Redd surveys

(3) Juvenile/smolt downstream migrant trapping

*Sampling was spatially limited in 2020-2021 due to wildfire-related hazards in the Scott Creek watershed

Project Benefit

Continuing to operate the Life Cycle Monitoring Station at Scott Creek will maintain a long term data set on Coho and Steelhead population abundance and trend which the NMFS uses to evaluate the viability of salmonid populations. The project will also provide data to support the Coho broodstock programs.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Research and Monitoring

Stream Miles Monitored

14.30

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$649,838

Report Total:

$649,838

Worksites

1623273320584

Worksite Identifier: 1623273320584
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description
Scott Creek LCM

Location Information

Basin: San Francisco Bay (180500)
Subbasin: San Francisco Coastal South (18050006)
Watershed: Waddell Creek-Frontal Ano Nuevo Bay (1805000603)
Subwatershed: San Vicente Creek-Frontal Pacific Ocean (180500060304)

State: California
Recovery Domain: N Central California Coast
Latitude: 37.04093
Longitude: -122.23083

ESU

Central California Coast Coho Salmon ESU
Central California Coast Steelhead DPS

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Metrics

E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)

. . E.0.a RM&E Funding 649,838.00
. . 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 0
. . E.0.d.2
Name Of Cooperating Organizations.

None
. . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 1

. . E.0.e.2

Name Of Report
Kiernan, J.D., Osterback, A.-M.K., Kern, C.H., Bond, R.M., Hay, A., and Kobayashi, K.M. 2022. Summary of results from Scott Creek salmonid life-cycle monitoring station: 2021 and 2022. Final Report. Available from NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA.

. . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)

. . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 649,837.81
. . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 14.30
. . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 18,275.0
. . . . E.1.c.1 Adult salmonid population monitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.1.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for adult salmonids 14.30
. . . . E.1.c.2 Salmonid smolt or fry monitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.2.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Salmonid smolt or fry 14.30
. . . . E.1.c.4 Redd countsY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.4.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for redds 14.30

. . . . E.1.c.5 Carcass countsY (Y/N)

. . . . . . E.1.c.5.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Carcasses 14.30

. . . . E.1.d

Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program
Adams, P.B., L.B. Boydstun, S.P. Gallagher, M.K. Lacy, T. McDonald, and K.E. Shaffer. 2011. California coastal salmonid population monitoring: strategy, design, and methods. Fish Bulletin 180. California Department of Fish and Game. 82 p.