Clear Creek Habitat Enhancement

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Instream Habitat Riparian Habitat
Project ID014 07 CW
Recovery DomainsSnake River
Start Date08/03/2009
End Date10/21/2009
Year2007
StatusCompleted
Last Edited01/14/2025
 
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Description    


As proposed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designed the instream structures, using natural channel design techniequest to stablize the eroding stream banks and create instream rock and wood structures to enhance fish habitat for instream cover which was lacking the stream reach. US Fish and Wildlife and the landowner work together on this project and stablized approximately 200 feet of eroding streambank and enhanced the riparian habitat to provide better instream habitat for salmon, steelhead and other fish.
Site 1: One rock instream structure and two wood instream structures were constructed at site one and the site was planted with native shrubs and trees.
Site 2: Native plants were not planted at site two. After evaluation it was determined that the final treatment at site three likely solved the downstream erosion problem so the treament at site two was not necessary.
Site 3: Two rock instream structures and two wood instream structures were constructed at site three and the area was planted with native shrubs and trees. The two wood instream structures were a slight deviation to the original proposal. The two wood instream structures were added to more efficiently reduce erosion and create instream fish habitat (pool and cover habitat).
The constructed habitat improvements are expected to reduce bank erosion over the long-term and provide enhanced fish habitat in the form of pool and instream cover.

Project Benefit    


Clear Creek is a spawning stream for both ESA listed Snake River steelhead and Chinook salmon. Benefits to both species from the proposed project include the reduction of sediment input into Clear Creek, and an increase in instream structure habitat and riparian vegetation for fish cover.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Instream Habitat
  Stream Miles Treated .05 .02
Riparian Habitat
  Stream Miles Treated .04 .06
  Acres Treated 1.5 2.5

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$11,603
In-Kind Other$6,500
Report Total:$18,103


Project Map



Worksites

Site 1 of 3    


  • Worksite Identifier: Site 1 of 3
  • Start Date: 10/01/2009
  • End Date: 10/09/2009
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Clearwater (170603)
  • Subbasin: Middle Fork Clearwater (17060304)
  • Watershed:
  • Subwatershed:
  • State: Idaho
  • Recovery Domain: Snake River
  • Latitude: 46.0434
  • Longitude: -115.8585

ESU

  • Snake River Basin Steelhead DPS
  • Snake River Spring/Summer-run Chinook Salmon ESU

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 8,638.00
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .30
    •      . . C.0.c
      Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
      NWPCC. 2005. Clearwater Subbasin Management Plan. In, Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. Portland, Oregon.
    •      . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
    •      . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
    •      . . C.0.d.3
      Monitoring text (from Phase I)
      The Service along with a contract engineer supervised project implementation and construction, and will conduct follow-up monitoring in future years to ensure the habitat improvements are functioning as intended to reduce bank erosion and provide instream cover for fish.
    •      . . C.4 Instream Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . C.4.a Instream Habitat Funding 7,345.00
      •      . . . . C.4.b Total length of instream habitat treated .03
      •      . . . . C.4.e.1 Streambank stabilization Y (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.e.2 Material Used For Streambank Stabilization (LOV)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.e.3 Miles of streambank stabilized .03
      •      . . C.5 Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . C.5.a Riparian Habitat Funding 1,293.00
        •      . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated .02
        •      . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated 1.0
        •      . . . . C.5.c.1 Riparian plantingY (Y/N)
          •      . . . . . . C.5.c.2
            Species of plants planted in riparian
            Crataegus douglasii, Alnus incana, Alnus rhombifolia, Cornus stolonifera, Salix drummondiana, Salix bebbiana, Salix geyeriana, Salix exigua, Populus trichocarpa, Betula occidentalis, Thuja plicata, Amelanchier alnifolia, Prunus virginiana, Physcocarpus capitatus
          •      . . . . . . C.5.c.3 Acres planted in riparian .5

Site 2 of 3    


  • Worksite Identifier: Site 2 of 3
  • Start Date: 10/01/2009
  • End Date: 10/09/2009
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Clearwater (170603)
  • Subbasin: Middle Fork Clearwater (17060304)
  • Watershed:
  • Subwatershed:
  • State: Idaho
  • Recovery Domain: Snake River
  • Latitude: 46.0383
  • Longitude: -115.8466

ESU

  • Snake River Basin Steelhead DPS
  • Snake River Spring/Summer-run Chinook Salmon ESU

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 923.00
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .00
    •      . . C.0.c
      Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
      none
    •      . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
    •      . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
    •      . . C.0.d.3
      Monitoring text (from Phase I)
      The Service along with a contract engineer will supervise project implementation and construction, and then follow-up monitoring in future years to ensure the habitat improvements are functioning as intended to reduce bank erosion and provide instream cover for fish.
    •      . . C.5 Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . C.5.a Riparian Habitat Funding 923.00
      •      . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated .00
      •      . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated .0
      •      . . . . C.5.c.1 Riparian plantingY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.5.c.2
          Species of plants planted in riparian
          none
        •      . . . . . . C.5.c.3 Acres planted in riparian .0

Worksite 3 of 3    


  • Worksite Identifier: Worksite 3 of 3
  • Start Date: 09/01/2009
  • End Date: 12/01/2010
Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

  • Basin: Clearwater (170603)
  • Subbasin: Middle Fork Clearwater (17060304)
  • Watershed:
  • Subwatershed:
  • State: Idaho
  • Recovery Domain: Snake River
  • Latitude: 46.0374
  • Longitude: -115.8448

ESU

  • Snake River Basin Steelhead DPS
  • Snake River Spring/Summer-run Chinook Salmon ESU

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 8,542.00
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .02
    •      . . C.0.c
      Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
      NWPCC. 2005. Clearwater Subbasin Management Plan, In Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. Portland, Oregon.
    •      . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
    •      . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
    •      . . C.0.d.3
      Monitoring text (from Phase I)
      The Service along with a contract engineer supervised the project implementation and construction, and will follow-up monitoring in future years to ensure the habitat improvements are functioning as intended to reduce bank erosion and provide instream cover for fish.
    •      . . C.4 Instream Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . C.4.a Instream Habitat Funding 7,249.00
      •      . . . . C.4.b Total length of instream habitat treated .02
      •      . . . . C.4.e.1 Streambank stabilization Y (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.e.2 Material Used For Streambank Stabilization (LOV)
        •      . . . . . . C.4.e.3 Miles of streambank stabilized .02
      •      . . C.5 Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . C.5.a Riparian Habitat Funding 1,293.00
        •      . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated .02
        •      . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated .5
        •      . . . . C.5.c.1 Riparian plantingY (Y/N)
          •      . . . . . . C.5.c.2
            Species of plants planted in riparian
            Crataegus douglasii, Cornus sericea, Alnus sinuata
          •      . . . . . . C.5.c.3 Acres planted in riparian .5