Freshwater Creek Lifecycle Monitoring Station & Mill Creek Spawning Ground Survey

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

Monitoring
Project ID1655488464796
Recovery Domains -
Start Date07/01/2022
End Date06/30/2023
Year2019
StatusCompleted
Last Edited03/20/2024
 
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Description    


The purpose of this project is to continue the long-term monitoring of Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, and steelhead trout populations in two watersheds in coastal Northern California.



Freshwater Creek:

Abundance estimates are made for multiple life history stages, at multiple spatial scales for Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, and steelhead trout. Several methods were used to characterize abundance including:

2022-23 Adult escapement: weir-carcass mark-recapture experiment

2022-23 Spawning ground surveys

2023 Juvenile emigration trapping mark-recapture experiment

Survival estimates were made using the following mark-recapture experiments:

2021 Smolt to Adult Return (SAR) survival

2023 Coho Salmon pre-spring and spring migrant probability estimates



Mill Creek:

The second project estimates salmonid redd abundances in Mill Creek, Smith River Del Norte County. Abundance estimates are made for redd counts for Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, and steelhead trout.

Project Benefit    


Freshwater Creek and Mill Creek will be represented in coastal Coho Salmon stock assessments of the region. This project will collect data for the adult abundance and juvenile components of the LCM to continue these time series in Freshwater Creek and allow for assessment of coastal Coho Salmon trends in escapement and productivity over nearly 180 km of California coast north from the Eel River to the Oregon border. The Mill Creek component will provide important data on adult abundances in an area that supports multiple salmonid species.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Research and Monitoring
  Stream Miles Monitored 40.38 49.60

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$57,413
Report Total:$57,413


Project Map



Worksites

1655488465511    


  • Worksite Identifier: 1655488465511
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description
Freshwater Creek watershed

Location Information

  • Basin:
  • Subbasin:
  • Watershed:
  • Subwatershed:
  • State:
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 40.748018
  • Longitude: -124.063662

ESU

  • California Coastal Chinook Salmon ESU
  • Northern California Steelhead DPS
  • Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Salmon ESU

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
    •      . . E.0.a RM&E Funding 28,707.00
    •      . . E.0.b
      Complement habitat restoration project
      None
    •      . . E.0.c
      Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
      Adams et al. 2011. Fish Bulletin 180, California Coastal Salmonid Population Monitoring: Strategy, Design, and Methods.
    •      . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 4
    •      . . E.0.d.2
      Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
      Cal Poly Humboldt, California State Parks, Tolowa Dee-ni' Fisheries, Watershed Stewards Program
    •      . . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 1
    •      . . E.0.e.2
      Name Of Report
      Anderson, C., S. Ricker, and D. Ward. (In Prep). Results of 2022-2023 Salmonid Life Cycle Monitoring Station, Freshwater Creek, Humboldt County, California. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Arcata, CA.
    •      . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 28,706.54
      •      . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 19.58
      •      . . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 30,937.0
      •      . . . . 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 17.03
      •      . . . . 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 19.58
      •      . . . . E.1.c.4 Redd countsY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.4.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for redds 17.03
      •      . . . . E.1.c.5 Carcass countsY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.5.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Carcasses 17.03
        •      . . . . E.1.d
          Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program
          Adams et al. 2011. Fish Bulletin 180, California Coastal Salmonid Population Monitoring: Strategy, Design, and Methods.

1659482586760    


  • Worksite Identifier: 1659482586760
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description
Mill Creek

Location Information

  • Basin:
  • Subbasin:
  • Watershed:
  • Subwatershed:
  • State:
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 41.72936
  • Longitude: -124.07832

ESU

  • Southern Oregon / Northern California Coastal Chinook Salmon ESU
  • Klamath Mountains Province Steelhead DPS
  • Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Salmon ESU

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
    •      . . E.0.a RM&E Funding 28,707.00
    •      . . E.0.b
      Complement habitat restoration project
      None
    •      . . E.0.c
      Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
      Adams et al. 2011. Fish Bulletin 180, California Coastal Salmonid Population Monitoring: Strategy, Design, and Methods.
    •      . . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 4
    •      . . E.0.d.2
      Name Of Cooperating Organizations.
      Cal Poly Humboldt, Watershed Stewards Program, Tolowa Dee-ni? Fisheries, California State Parks
    •      . . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 1
    •      . . E.0.e.2
      Name Of Report
      Walkley, J., and S. Ricker. (In Prep). Results of 2022-2023 Spawning Ground Surveys, Mill Creek, Del Norte, California. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Arcata, CA.
    •      . . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 28,706.54
      •      . . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 20.80
      •      . . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 25,800.0
      •      . . . . 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 20.80
      •      . . . . E.1.c.4 Redd countsY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.4.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for redds 20.80
      •      . . . . E.1.c.5 Carcass countsY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . E.1.c.5.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Carcasses 20.80
        •      . . . . E.1.d
          Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program
          Adams et al. 2011. Fish Bulletin 180, California Coastal Salmonid Population Monitoring: Strategy, Design, and Methods.


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