Salt Creek Estuary Reconnection
#11-1289 #11-1289
 WRIA19 Salt Creek Watershed Salt Creek Estuary Reconnection
Organization North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity for Salmon
Sponsor North Olympic Salmon Coalition
Status Dormant
Schedule Start Date: 12/8/2011 End Date: 6/30/2015
Category Category: Restoration
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DESCRIPTION
Salt Creek is located on the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Olympic Peninsula. 15 acres of the 48 acre estuary & salt marsh are isolated from Salt Creek and the rest of the estuary by a 1920’s earthen dike road, Crescent Bay Lane, that is 1000 ft. long, 10 ft. high and 10-14 ft. wide. Two square 1 foot wooden culverts were installed when the dike was built. These undersized culverts are mostly collapsed and allow very limited fish access through the dike road, at times leading to fish stranding in the west estuary. The dike road is entirely on private land and provides sole access to 24 private parcels, 9 residences, and actively managed private forest lands. NOSC will partner with the community to achieve the project goal to reconnect 15 acres of salt marsh by breaching the dike and constructing vehicle crossings. Project Objectives are: 1) Enhance 15 acres of salt marsh through restoring tidal hydrology and associated ecosystem processes 2) Provide fish access to 15 acres of salt marsh. 3) Improve tidal channel connectivity and complexity and decrease isolated pools in the marsh. The project will lead to a 1/3 increase in habitat for juvenile salmonids out-migrating from Salt Creek a coho stronghold and for migrants traveling along the nearshore of the Straits of Juan De Fuca. Only 7 miles west of the Elwha mouth, the estuary is the first encountered by migrating Elwha juveniles. Non-natal estuaries are important habitats for ESA-listed chinook which have been documented in the estuary and for ESA-listed bull trout.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested08/25/2011North Olympic Salmon CoalitionMatch$77,700.00
Requested08/25/2011Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$439,540.00
Allocated12/27/2011North Olympic Salmon CoalitionMatch$77,700.00
Allocated12/27/2011Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Puget Sound Acq. & Restoration$439,540.00
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$517,240.00 $517,240.00 $517,240.00 $0.00 $517,240.00
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:21
Sections:28
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Olympic Peninsula, Not Warranted
Township:T31NR08W
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)
0.00mi
Estuarine / Nearshore Project    
*Total Amount Of Estuarine / Nearshore Acres Treated (C.9.b)
15.00acres
 Dike Or berm modification / removal (C.9.d.1)    
Acres of Habitat Made Available To Salmonids through dike or berm modification/removal (C.9.d.3)
15.00acres
Miles Of Dikes Modified/Removed (C.9.d.2)
0.01mi
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