Elwha ELJ Monitoring
#01-1085 #01-1085
Organization North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity for Salmon
Sponsor Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 4/6/2001 End Date: 1/14/2008
Category Category: Planning
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DESCRIPTION
In 1999, the Elwha Klallam Tribe was awarded two grants, under the SRFB - GSRO and the SRFB - IRT Early Action cycles, to construct several engineered logjams (ELJs) in the Elwha River. A third grant was awarded to the Tribe in 2000, under the SRFB - Early 2000 cycle, for floodplain restoration activities including the construction of additional ELJs. To date, seven (7) ELJs have been constructed and up to four (4) more are planned for construction in 2001. Using these completed structures as treatments, we evaluated the effects of engineered logjams (ELJs) on the physical habitat and biological response in the Elwha River over a five year period. The study concluded that ELJ's were stable after being subjected to over 30 bankfull flood events. ELJs also had posititive effects on a number of physical habitat parameters including pool formation, pool depth, reductions in peak temperature, on changes in physical habitat, and were effective at storing gravel used by salmonids for spawning. Positive effects were also documented on biological indicators including an increase in primary production, invertebrate abundance, and several species of juvenile fish. The Tribe partnered with scientists from the NOAA and USFWS to conduct the study.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested06/08/2001Lower Elwha Klallam TribeMatch$181,000.00
Requested06/08/2001Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$350,000.00
Allocated01/14/2008Lower Elwha Klallam TribeMatch$171,402.51
Allocated01/14/2008Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$296,423.00
Spent03/28/2006Lower Elwha Klallam TribeMatch-$171,402.51
Spent03/28/2006Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects-$296,423.00
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$531,000.00 $531,000.00 $467,825.51 $467,825.51 $0.00
OTHER FUNDING (Funding that is NOT in a grant project agreement)
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Other Funding Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
Grand Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
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LOCATION
Chinook-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Puget Sound, Elwha River, Threatened
Chum-Pop (ESU):Chum-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Not Warranted
Coho-Pop (ESU):Coho-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Species of Concern
County:Clallam
HUC12:Lake Aldwell-Elwha River (171100200514)
HUC8:Dungeness-Elwha (17110020)
Lead Entity Area:North Olympic Peninsula
Legislative District:24
Pink-Pop (ESU):Pink-Odd Year, Not Warranted
Puget Sound Action Areas:Strait of Juan de Fuca
Salmon Recovery Regions:Puget Sound
Sections:03
Sections:10
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Puget Sound, Elwha River, Threatened
Township:T30NR07W
Watershed Administrative Unit:Sutherland-Aldwell
WRIA:Elwha - Dungeness
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PLANNING METRICS
Area Encompassed (acres) (B.0.b.1)
10.00acres
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Affected (B.0.b.2)
Salmonid Habitat Assessment / Inventory    
 Habitat surveys (B.2.d)    
Acres of habitat assessed (B.2.d.2)
10.00acres
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