Wiseman Creek Feasibility Study
#00-1735 #00-1735
 Skagit River Skagit River Middle Wiseman Creek Feasibility Study
Organization Skagit Watershed Council Lead Entity
Sponsor Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 7/1/2001 End Date: 11/13/2006
Category Category: Planning
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DESCRIPTION
Wiseman Creek flows from the slopes on the northern side of the Skagit River Valley across the floodplain to its confluence with the Skagit River between the towns of Sedro-Woolley and Hamilton, Washington. Coho salmon have historically used this area for spawning and rearing, though fish returns have steadily decreased during the last decade. Various activities on the landscape have significantly modified the watershed including construction of infrastructure, logging, agriculture, surface water management, and sediment management. These modifications, combined with natural processes, have limited fish passage, reduced the amount of salmon habitat, and impaired the use of available habitat for salmon. In addition to ecological impacts, watershed changes affected the delivery of sediment to the lower watershed, damaging private property and requiring repeated costly repair and maintenance at the Minkler Road and Cascade Trail crossings. This project was original awarded to Skagit County, then SFEG took over the project when the County was unable to complete it. Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (SFEG) conducted a feasibility study on Wiseman Creek and the associated wetlands. The purpose of the Wiseman Creek Feasibility Study was to determine potential alternatives for reducing sediment load in Wiseman Creek and increasing fish habitat in the entire watershed. Skagit County partnered with the SFEG and the Skagit River Systems Cooperative (SRSC) to complete the study. The feasibility study has included a field assessment, habitat survey, aerial survey, characterization and mapping of recent changes in channel morphology, hydraulic modeling, and sediment transport analysis of Wiseman Creek. SFEG convened a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) consisting of local and state agencies, local tribes, and landowners. The TAG collected and reviewed background information and developed a range of restoration alternatives and evaluation criteria using the objectives of the study. An alternative analysis, including at least three alternatives with a preferred alternative, was developed based on the findings.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested11/06/2000Skagit Fisheries Enhancement GroupMatch$13,200.00
Requested11/06/2000Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$74,800.00
Allocated11/09/2006Skagit Fisheries Enhancement GroupMatch$13,200.00
Allocated11/09/2006Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects$68,837.94
Spent11/09/2006Skagit Fisheries Enhancement GroupMatch-$13,200.00
Spent11/09/2006Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects-$68,837.94
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$82,037.94 $88,000.00 $82,037.94 $82,037.94 $0.00
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TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
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LOCATION
Chinook-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Puget Sound, Lower Skagit 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:Skagit
HUC12:Hansen Creek-Skagit River (171100070107)
HUC8:Lower Skagit (17110007)
Lead Entity Area:Skagit Watershed Council
Legislative District:39
Pink-Pop (ESU):Pink-Odd Year, Not Warranted
Puget Sound Action Areas:Whidbey Island
Salmon Recovery Regions:Puget Sound
Sections:23
Skagit Reaches:Ross Island
Skagit Tiers:Tier 1 Floodplain - Mixed Stock Rearing
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Puget Sound, Skagit River, Threatened
Township:T35NR05E
Watershed Administrative Unit:Hansen Creek
WRIA:Lower Skagit - Samish
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PLANNING METRICS
Area Encompassed (acres) (B.0.b.1)
50.00acres
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Affected (B.0.b.2)
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