Illabot Alluvial Fan Assessment/Feas
#01-1356 #01-1356
Organization Skagit Watershed Council Lead Entity
Sponsor Skagit River System Cooperative
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 10/10/2002 End Date: 12/19/2006
Category Category: Planning
DESCRIPTION
This feasibility study examined the alluvial fan and floodplain reaches of the Illabot Creek drainage, located approximately 5 miles east of Rockport, within Skagit County. Illabot Creek is a very productive tributary of the Skagit River that supports populations of Chinook, chum, coho, and pink salmon, native char, and steelhead trout. The selected reach - in the vicinity of the county road and bridge crossing - were targeted in this study because of several existing habitat impacts present in an otherwise highly productive environment. Removal of the impacts and restoration of the site could potentially restore channel forming processes, increase channel complexity, and floodplain connectivity. Thus, significant gains in salmon production potential could be realized. SRSC developed a final report that included general information about the Illabot Creek watershed and fish use in the area, a review of historic channel conditions from aerial photography, a characterization of current habitat conditions, and a detailed assessment of habitat impacts caused by sediment, riparian vegetation, fish passage, and hydromodification. A number of habitat impacts were identified, including but not limited to: riparian degradation, a fish passage barrier, and hydromodifications (rip-rap dikes) associated with the county road and bridge crossing. The resulting assessment concluded with three potential alternatives (one with three sub-alternatives) to eliminate or alleviate the disturbances caused by the rip-rap dikes along Illabot Creek in the vicinity of the Rockport-Cascade Road and its bridge crossing over the creek, as well as a cost analysis for each alternative. In addition, the report addressed additional restoration prescriptions that included targeted riparian restoration and fish passage barrier removal.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested12/12/2001Skagit River System CooperativeMatch$8,880.00
Requested12/12/2001Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$50,320.00
Allocated12/19/2006Skagit River System CooperativeMatch$8,848.39
Allocated12/19/2006Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects$50,140.91
Spent03/28/2006Skagit River System CooperativeMatch-$8,848.39
Spent03/28/2006Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects-$50,140.91
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$1.00 $59,200.00 $58,989.30 $58,989.30 $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, Upper 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:Illabot Creek (171100051102)
HUC8:Upper Skagit (17110005)
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:28
Skagit Reaches:Corksdale
Skagit Tiers:Tier 2 Single Stock - Major Tributary
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Puget Sound, Skagit River, Threatened
Township:T35NR10E
Watershed Administrative Unit:Illabot Creek
WRIA:Upper Skagit
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PLANNING METRICS
Area Encompassed (acres) (B.0.b.1)
1,445.00acres
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Affected (B.0.b.2)