Nestucca, Neskowin & Sand Lake Expanded Monitoring

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

Project ID	OWEB 220-1042-17471
Recovery Domains	-
Start Date	04/22/2020
End Date	03/15/2024
Year	2019
Status	Completed
Last Edited	04/11/2024

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Description

The Nestucca, Neskowin, and Sand Lake Watersheds Councils (NNSLWC) Expanded Monitoring project is filling a data gap on bacteria loads and stream temperatures in key locations in the Nestucca, Neskowin, and Sand Lake watersheds. This project is designed to expand the spatial network of monitoring sites utilized by Tillamook Estuaries Partnership, and has acquired two years of summer stream temperature data in the Nestucca and Sand Lake watersheds, and nearly one year’s worth of biweekly data on Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria levels in the all the watersheds. As this project progresses through the next Expanded Monitoring II grant and hopefully a following one, it will allow for a statistical trend analysis which will be used to inform prioritization and planning of restoration projects in these watersheds.

Project Benefit

The NNSL seeks to collect and analyze high quality temperature data for the purpose of prioritizing restoration activities that will improve habitat and water quality for salmonids. By understanding the status of key tributaries to the Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake basins, the NNSL can ensure it is prioritizing and implementing projects in the stream reaches of its watershed where temperatures are impaired or close to meeting the DEQ water quality temperature standard as well as identify areas of cold water refugia to enhance or protect.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Research and Monitoring

Stream Miles Monitored

3.30

Source

Funds

State

$34,053

Other

$2,525

In-Kind Volunteers

$4,850

In-Kind Donated Labor

$1,202

Report Total:

$42,630

Worksites

17471

Worksite Identifier: 17471
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Area Description

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Location Information

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Recovery Domain:
Latitude: 45.13408369
Longitude: -123.9521204

ESU

Oregon Coast Chinook Salmon ESU
Oregon Coast Coho Salmon ESU
Pacific Coast Chum Salmon ESU
Oregon 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 42,630.39
- . . E.0.b
  Complement habitat restoration project
  
  none
- . . E.0.c
  Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
- . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 2
- . . E.0.d.2
  Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
  
  Tillamook Estuary Partnership, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- . . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 2
- . . E.0.e.2
  Name Of Report
  
  2022 NNSLWC Continuous Water Temperature Data DEQ Submission, Sarah Norrbom, 9/19/2023; Expanded Monitoring Grant Technical Report, Sarah Norrbom & Dan Shively, 2/01/2024
- . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
  - . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 42,630.39
  - . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 3.30
  - . . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 40.0
  - . . . . 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 3.30
    - . . . . E.1.d
      Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program