Little Hoko River Restoration Design
#21-1054 #21-1054
 WRIA19 Hoko River Watershed Little Hoko River Restoration Design
Organization North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity for Salmon
Sponsor Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 9/23/2021 End Date: 8/29/2024
Category Category: Planning
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DESCRIPTION
The Little Hoko River is the largest tributary to the Hoko River, which is the largest watershed in WRIA 19. The river supports populations of chinook, coho, and chum salmon as well as cutthroat, steelhead and lamprey. The lower portions of the Little Hoko River were conserved in the early 1990's when the Cowan homestead was purchased by Washington State Parks. Simultaneously, a large scale restoration project was implemented by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe between 1994-1998. In this project cattle were initially fenced out of the riparian zone (and later removed), extensive riparian plantings completed, several off-channel habitats created, and additions of wood made to the channel. The type of wood additions used in the 1990's consisted of mostly single log structures and small logjams built with cut logs. While the original restoration effort has improved channel and riparian habitats, the majority of wood placements have been buried under accumulated gravel. This has greatly improved spawning habitat, however additional restoration work using complexes of large wood are necessary to improve spawning and rearing habitat. In support of those goals, we conducted a geomorphic, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis of the watershed that resulted in a basis of design report. This provided the necessary information to support an engineering design of restoration treatments in the watershed. Those designs were reviewed and advanced by project partners including State Parks, Makah Tribe and North Olympic Salmon Coalition. The preferred alternative was selected that includes 62 logjams in a 2.5 reach of the Little Hoko River. Those designs were completed and used to advance the project toward permitting and construction.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested02/22/2021Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$185,000.00
Allocated08/29/2024Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$151,056.33
Spent06/17/2024Lower Elwha Klallam TribeMatch-$0.00
Spent06/17/2024Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects-$151,056.33
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$200,000.00 $185,000.00 $151,056.33 $151,056.33 $0.00
OTHER FUNDING (Funding that is NOT in a grant project agreement)
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Other Funding 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:Lower Hoko River (171100210704)
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:23
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Olympic Peninsula, Not Warranted
Township:T32NR13W
Watershed Administrative Unit:Hoko
WRIA:Lyre - Hoko
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  APPLICATION FINAL 
PLANNING METRICS
Area Encompassed (acres) (B.0.b.1)
7,360.00acres7,360.00acres
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Affected (B.0.b.2)
3.00mi2.50mi
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION