Salt Creek Watershed Barrier Correction Project
#07-1887 #07-1887
 WRIA19 Salt Creek Watershed Salt Creek Watershed Barrier Correction Project
Organization North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity for Salmon
Sponsor Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 12/13/2007 End Date: 2/1/2012
Category Category: Restoration
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DESCRIPTION
We replaced 6 culverts barriers on tributaries to Salt Creek as part of an ongoing systematic effort to correct all human-caused barriers in the watershed. 31 culvert blockages were identified in the Salt Creek Watershed Analysis and their correction is the highest priority for restoration. The sites identified as barrier correction priorities identified in the watershed analysis. Significant progress has been made toward correcting barriers on other ownerships. Culverts were replaced with new culvert structures that met WDFW fish passage criteria. The old culverts were undersized and set at slopes that create velocity conditions or have outfall drops that inhibit or preclude fish passage. Clallam County does not have a process for repairing fish passage barriers unless the drainage structures fail or threaten public safety. The old culverts were all built of concrete which has a very long lifespan, therefore their replacmeent in 2009 and 2010 greatly accelerated their removal. We leveraged $550,000 in NOAA ORI funds to match SRFB funds to correct barrier culverts on an additional site. Installation of these structures was conducted by a contractor approved and supervised by Clallam County and the Tribe. Engineering and construction supervision for the project was provided by the Clallam County Department of Public Works. Correction of these barriers opened 5+ miles of low gradient habitat.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested09/24/2007Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Puget Sound Acq. & Restoration$688,000.00
Requested09/24/2007Lower Elwha Klallam TribeMatch$1,025,000.00
Allocated01/31/2012Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Puget Sound Acq. & Restoration$635,170.61
Allocated01/31/2012Lower Elwha Klallam TribeMatch$892,468.34
Spent01/31/2012Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Puget Sound Acq. & Restoration-$635,170.61
Spent01/31/2012Lower Elwha Klallam TribeMatch-$892,468.34
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$1,713,000.00 $1,713,000.00 $1,527,638.95 $1,527,638.95 $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-Washington Coast, Not Warranted
Chum-Pop (ESU):Chum-Pacific Coast, Not Warranted
Coho-Pop (ESU):Coho-Olympic Peninsula, Not Warranted
County:Clallam
HUC12:Salt Creek (171100210301)
HUC12:Whiskey Creek-Frontal Strait of Juan De Fuca (171100210305)
HUC8:Crescent-Hoko (17110021)
Lead Entity Area:North Olympic Peninsula
Legislative District:24
Puget Sound Action Areas:Strait of Juan de Fuca
Salmon Recovery Regions:Puget Sound
Sections:02
Sections:03
Sections:04
Sections:11
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Olympic Peninsula, Not Warranted
Township:T30NR08W
Watershed Administrative Unit:Salt Creek
WRIA:Lyre - Hoko
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RESTORATION METRICS
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b)
0.46mi2.96mi
Fish Passage Improvement    
*Miles Of Stream Made Accessible (SRFB) (C.2.b.1)
5.00mi3.80mi
*Number of blockages / impediments / barriers impeding passage (C.2.b.4)
7.00
Square Miles Of streambed made accessible (C.2.b.2)
17.00sq mi
 Bridge installed or improved (C.2.g.1)    
Miles of stream made accessible by bridge installation/repair (C.2.g.3)
0.00mi
Number of bridges (C.2.g.2)
0.00
 Culvert installed or improved (C.2.f.1)    
Miles of stream made accessible by culvert installation/repair (C.2.f.3)
5.00mi3.80mi
Number of culverts (C.2.f.2)
6.00
 Fish passage blockages removed or altered (C.2.c.1)    
Number of Blockages/Impediments/Barriers Removed/Altered (C.2.c.2)
4.004.00
 Fishway chutes or pools installed (C.2.d.1)    
Number Of Fishway Chutes/Pools Installed (C.2.d.2)
0.00
 Road-crossing removal (C.2.i.1)    
Miles of stream made accessible by road crossing removal (C.2.i.3)
0.00mi0.00mi
Number of road-crossings (C.2.i.2)
0.00
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