EF Potlatch Large Wood

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Instream Habitat
Project ID055 05 CW
Recovery DomainsSnake River
Start Date10/16/2007
End Date12/31/2009
Year2005
StatusCompleted
Last Edited01/14/2025
 
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Description    


Pre-treatment surveys were completed and over 200 sites were identified where large woody debris structures would be beneficial. Implementation and engineering diagrams were completed for the restoration area. A one-mile section of river was selected as a high priority reach. LWD structures including meander jams, root wads, turning wads, sweepers, barbs and step turns were installed within this section of the East Fork Potlatch River. Forty-three individual structures were installed ranging from single root wads and barbs to complex 7 root wad meander jam structures.

The project addressed one of the major habitat limiting factors in this reach for ESA-listed steelhead by increasing instream habitat complexity within the East Fork Potlatch River. These activities also enhanced the availability and quantity of juvenile steelhead overwinter habitat and adult spawning gravels. The efforts will also help reduce erosion and sedimentation through bank stabilization treatments.

Additional work is and will occur within the project area funded through a DEQ 319 grant. The stream corridor and meadow area is going to be replanted with rushes, sedges, shrubs and conifers.

Project Benefit    


Increase ESA-listed A-run steelhead production in the East Fork Potlatch River and its tributaries by improving insteam habitat and channel complexity in the East Fork Potlatch River by addressing diffecency of instream wood and a significant time lag for natural recruitment of trees as future sources of LWD.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Instream Habitat
  Stream Miles Treated 1.00 6.00

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$68,837
State$41,387
Report Total:$110,224


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Worksites

East Fork Potlatch River    


  • Worksite Identifier: East Fork Potlatch River
  • Start Date: 06/01/2008
  • End Date: 12/01/2009
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Clearwater (170603)
  • Subbasin: Clearwater (17060306)
  • Watershed:
  • Subwatershed: 170603060801
  • State: Idaho
  • Recovery Domain: Snake River
  • Latitude: 46.873805227
  • Longitude: -116.275863647

ESU

  • Snake River Basin Steelhead DPS

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Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 110,224.00
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected 1.00
    •      . . C.0.c
      Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
      Latah SWCD. 2007. Potlatch River Watershed Management Plan. Moscow, Idaho NPCC. 2005. Clearwater Subbasin Management Plan. In, Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program
    •      . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
    •      . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
    •      . . C.0.d.3
      Monitoring text (from Phase I)
      Pre-treatment surveys were completed and over 200 sites were identified where large woody debris structures would be beneficial. Steelhead monitoring within the East Fork Potlatch River will continue. Steelhead response within the restoration area will also be documented. Continuing monitoring and evaluation activities for this project are included in the Idaho Department of Fish and Game's umbrella Potlatch River Basin Monitoring and Evaluation projects funded by PCSRF and NOAA IMW grants.
    •      . . C.4 Instream Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . C.4.a Instream Habitat Funding 110,224.00
      •      . . . . C.4.b Total length of instream habitat treated 1.00
      •      . . . . C.4.d.1 Channel structure placementY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.d.2 Material used for channel structure (LOV)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.d.3 Miles of stream treated through channel structure placement 1.00
        •      . . . . . . C.4.d.5 Pools expected to be created through channel structure placement 36
        •      . . . . . . C.4.d.7 Number of structures placed in channel 44