Lower White Pine Reconnection

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	11-1336 R
Recovery Domains	Upper Columbia River
Start Date	12/08/2011
End Date	11/03/2014
Year	2010
Status	Completed
Last Edited	05/01/2025

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Description

The primary objective of this project is to provide fish access into isolated tributary habitats and the off-channel floodplain habitat of Nason Creek. This was achieved through the construction of an opening in the BNSF railroad prism by installing an 89’ span bridge. The improved passage connects surface flows from the Coulter, Roaring, and Gill Creek basins to Nason Creek resulting in the reconnection of 14.9% of the Upper Nason Creek Basin. The project allows juvenile and adult Chinook and Steelhead access to 83.1 acres of high flow and 6.8 acres of low flow rearing and refuge habitat. Also, it provides steelhead access to 1 mile of lower Coulter Creek and steelhead and Chinook access to 0.75 mile of lower Roaring Creek.

Project Benefit

Reconnect a stream channel to provide off-channel habitat for juvenile salmon. This project will connect Coulter, Roaring, Gill and Knutson Creek basins to Nason Creek, reconnecting nearly 15 percent of the upper Nason Creek basin.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Fish Passage

Barriers Removed

Miles Opened

1.75

2.24

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$146,434

Other

$1,432,320

Report Total:

$1,578,754

Worksites

1-Upstream Connection

Worksite Identifier: 1-Upstream Connection
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: Upper Columbia (170200)
Subbasin:
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: Washington
Recovery Domain: Upper Columbia River
Latitude: 47.7740695
Longitude: -120.82528264

ESU

Upper Columbia River Steelhead DPS
Upper Columbia River Spring-run Chinook Salmon ESU

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)

. . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 1,578,753.60
. . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .10

. . C.0.c

Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment

Restoration of Nason Creek is identified as the top priority for implementation of habitat actions in the Wenatchee Basin (UCRTT 2009) and in the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Plan (UCSRB 2007). Within Nason Creek, sidechannel and/or off-channel reconnection is a Tier 1 Action (Implementation Schedule Action ID NC-1880) and top priority for addressing limiting habitat factors and the recovery and long-term viability of salmonids

. . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
. . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
. . C.2 Fish Passage ImprovementY (Y/N)
- . . . . C.2.a Fish Passage Funding 1,578,753.60
- . . . . C.2.b.1 Length of stream made accessible 1.75
- . . . . C.2.b.3 Type of blockage/barrier (LOV)
- . . . . C.2.b.4 Number of blockages/impediments/barriers impeding passage 1
- . . . . C.2.g.1 Bridge installed or improved at road stream crossingY (Y/N)
  - . . . . . . C.2.g.2 Number of bridges installed or improved/upgraded 1
  - . . . . . . C.2.g.3 Miles of stream made accessible by bridge installation or improvement/upgrade 1.75