TU-WWP: Twisp River POD Change & Instream Flow Enhancement
#SRP-11-17708 #SRP-11-17708
 Methow Sub-basin Lower Twisp TU-WWP: Twisp River POD Change & Instream Flow Enhancement
Organization Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board Lead Entity
Sponsor Trout Unlimited - Washington Water Project
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 12/31/2011 End Date: 9/30/2015
Category Category: Restoration
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Trout Unlimited's Washington Water Project is working with one of the last flood-irrigators in the Methow Valley to change his Point of Diversion from the Twisp River to new wells on the landowner's property and upgrade the irrigation model to a K-line system. This project will improve irrigation efficiency on 25 acres and enhance instream flow by 4.5 cfs to improve habitat for three listed species found in the Twisp River. By eliminitating the surface diversion, TU-WWP will also be addressing a fish mortality issue caused by the diversion. The landowner will place the saved water into the Washington State Trust program for instream flows as a temporary donation, until they have used the new system for two seasons and have determined the actual water quantity needed.
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LOCATION
Chinook-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Upper Columbia River Spring, Methow River, Endangered
Chinook2-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Upper Columbia River Summer/Fall, Not Warranted
City Areas:Twisp
County:Okanogan
HUC12:Lower Twisp River (170200080509)
HUC8:Methow (17020008)
Lead Entity Area:Upper Columbia
Legislative District:07
Salmon Recovery Regions:Upper Columbia River
Sections:08
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Upper Columbia River, Methow River, Threatened
Township:T33NR22E
Upper Columbia Assesment Unit:Lower Twisp River
Watershed Administrative Unit:Twisp
WRIA:Methow
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