North Slough Habitat Project

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Riparian Habitat
Project ID2005-13-1
Recovery Domains -
Start Date10/01/2006
End Date08/02/2007
Year2005
StatusTerminated
Last Edited01/14/2025
 
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Description    


The North Slough project was postponed indefinitely during the planning stages due to site access issues with Olympic National Park. Quinault Indian Nation expended $32969.45 in wages/fringe/indirect (planning biologist) and a professional services agreement for cost estimates and engineering planning by Entrix, Inc. $32,969.45 was spent from the allocated funds. The remainder ($190,656.55) will be diverted to project 2005-6, Alder Creek Side Channel Pilot Project.

Project Benefit    


The short-term project objective is to influence the channel planform and alignment of North Slough by preventing the mainstem of the Quinault River from occupying the alignment of North Slough. Additional benefits of the project include: 1) diffusing the hydraulic energy of the Quinault River during flood events, 2) increasing the quantity and quality of aquatic habitat by increasing channel length, depth, pool frequency, and cover, 3) trapping mobile woody debris (drift), and 4) protecting the existing sockeye and coho salmon habitat.

The long-term objective of the project is to establish hard points within the localized area of the floodplain that will allow mature coniferous forest patches to develop. These patches will ultimately influence geomorphic traits of the Quinault River in the area through protection of North Slough as a mature side channel, recruitment of key members from the established coniferous forest, maintain spawning and rearing habitat for sockeye and coho salmon, and a narrowing of the Quinault River mainstem channel width.
The short-term project objective is to influence the channel planform and alignment of North Slough by preventing the mainstem of the Quinault River from occupying the alignment of North Slough. Additional benefits of the project include: 1) diffusing the hydraulic energy of the Quinault River during flood events, 2) increasing the quantity and quality of aquatic habitat by increasing channel length, depth, pool frequency, and cover, 3) trapping mobile woody debris (drift), and 4) protecting the existing sockeye and coho salmon habitat.

The long-term objective of the project is to establish hard points within the localized area of the floodplain that will allow mature coniferous forest patches to develop. These patches will ultimately influence geomorphic traits of the Quinault River in the area through protection of North Slough as a mature side channel, recruitment of key members from the established coniferous forest, maintain spawning and rearing habitat for sockeye and coho salmon, and a narrowing of the Quinault River mainstem channel width.


Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Riparian Habitat
  Stream Miles Treated .00 .10
  Acres Treated .0 .0

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$32,970
Report Total:$32,970


Project Map



Worksites

North Slough    


  • Worksite Identifier: North Slough
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Washington Coastal (171001)
  • Subbasin: Queets-Quinault (17100102)
  • Watershed:
  • Subwatershed:
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain:
  • Latitude: 47.534507
  • Longitude: -123.738264

ESU

  • Un-Named ESU Sockeye
  • Un-Named ESU Coho

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Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 32.00
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .00
    •      . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
    •      . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
    •      . . C.0.d.3
      Monitoring text (from Phase I)
      none; no construction occurred at this site
    •      . . C.5 Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . C.5.a Riparian Habitat Funding 32.00
      •      . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated .00
      •      . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated .0
      •      . . . . C.5.h.1 Riparian plant removal/controlY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.5.h.2
          Species of plants treated/removed in riparian
          none
        •      . . . . . . C.5.h.3 Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control .0