SFK Toutle@ Johnson Creek Restoration

The Lower Columbia RFEG restored floodplain habitat in Reaches 2 and 3 of the SF Toutle River at the confluence with Johnson Creek. With this funding we were able to treat .98 miles of instream habitat. Treatment included .98 miles of LWD structure placement and creation and connection of 0.98 miles and 10.3 acres of side and high-flow channel. These actions will improve reproductive success of steelhead, coho and Chinook salmon by increasing the quality and quantity of spawning, rearing and adult pre-spawn migration habitat. Combined, these actions will provide recreational fishing, hunting, and bird watching opportunities within the Weyerhaeuser public access corridor along the 4100 road.

The Lower Columbia RFEG restored over 65 acres of floodplain habitat in Reaches 2 and 3 of the SF Toutle River at the confluence with Johnson Creek. With this funding we were able to treat 1.7 miles of instream habitat within a 1.0 mile reach. Treatment included enhancement of 0.70 miles of mainstem habitat; activation, enhancement, and/or creation of 0.59 miles of side channels; and enhancement of 0.39 miles of high flow channels. These actions will improve reproductive success of steelhead, coho and Chinook salmon by increasing the quality and quantity of spawning, rearing and adult pre-spawn migration habitat. Over time, we anticipate over 30 acres of floodplain will become vegetated due to placement of 13 floodplain roughness structures and over a dozen strategically placed ELJs and vane structures. Combined, these actions will provide recreational fishing, hunting, and bird watching opportunities within the Weyerhaeuser public access corridor along the 4100 road.