Jack Creek Channel & Floodplain Rest., RM 0 to 2.
#10-1786 #10-1786
 Upper Yakima Teanaway Jack Creek Channel & Floodplain Rest., RM 0 to 2.
Organization Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board Lead Entity
Sponsor Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 12/10/2010 End Date: 4/15/2015
Category Category: Restoration
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DESCRIPTION
Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (Mid-Columbia Fisheries) enhanced streambank condition, floodplain function, and spawning and rearing habitat for steelhead trout, Spring Chinook salmon, interior redband and westslope cutthroat trout in the lowest two miles of Jack Creek in Kittitas County, northeast of Cle Elum. Jack Creek enters the North Fork Teanaway River at River Mile 5.9 on the left bank. The Teanaway watershed is a productive anadromous watershed in the Upper Yakima Subbasin and is critical habitat for ESA-listed steelhead and bull trout. Work occurred in two project reaches; a downstream project reach (Reach 1) and an upstream project reach (Reach 2). Prior to the project, a stream-adjacent road, grazing, and historic timber harvest along Reach 2 reduced soil and water storage capacity, encouraged channel incision, and reduced overbank flooding and energy dissipation on forested land. In Reach 1, a 1,000-ft avulsion had moved flow into an incised channel that was devoid of shading vegetation and in-stream structure. Both reaches were directly impaired by grazing along the streambanks which prevented the re-establishment of a riparian forest. The restoration of Jack Creek and its floodplain was identified as a management recommendation in the 1996 Teanaway Watershed Analysis (Cle Elum RD, 1996). In the downstream reach (Reach 1) of the project, Mid-Columbia Fisheries removed a decade-old sediment plug and re-routed 1,200 feet of Jack Creek into a pre-1990s (historic) channel. The historic channel is still well-shaded, and moving the creek to occupy this channel had immediate benefits for stream temperature, stream bank stability, and fish habitat. More than 1,000 linear feet of the historic channel, 1,200 feet of post 1990’s channel, and the adjacent floodplain were enhanced with the addition of 269 pieces of wood. Wood was placed individually and in structures, with 33 structures placed in the two channels. The post 1990s channel will serve as a side channel to the main stem. In the upstream reach (Reach 2) of the project, the USDA Forest Service relocated nearly 1 mile of Forest Service Road 9738 from the banks of Jack Creek to an upslope location and obliterated the old road. Mid-Columbia Fisheries augmented the FS’s work by stabilizing over 800 feet of eroding streambank by recontouring the banks to angles of 30 - 45º, installing more than 1,000 live stakes, placing large woody debris, and excluding cattle. A total of 263 pieces of wood and 30 cubic yards of slash material were used in Reach 2. In the stream, 11 large wood structures and more than 35 logs were used to enhance spawning habitat and in-stream cover. Additional wood was placed in the floodplain to discourgae avulsion into the old road bed. Wood placed on the floodplain will also create microclimates conducive to the growth of woody vegetation. As the placed wood decays, live riparian woody vegetation will replace the function of the placed wood and provide sustainable complex habitat in future years. Livestock were excluded from riparian areas in both the upstream and downstream project reaches with 3.6 miles of 4-strand barbed wire fences protecting 46.5 acres of wet meadow. More than 1,700 native trees and shrubs were planted along the streambanks and within the floodplain. The plantings will provide shade to the stream channel, and roughness within the floodplain.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested08/25/2010Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement GroupMatch$35,000.00
Requested08/25/2010Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$170,000.00
Allocated04/15/2015Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement GroupMatch$34,995.68
Allocated04/15/2015Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects$169,979.01
Spent02/11/2014Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects-$0.00
Spent04/15/2015Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement GroupMatch-$34,995.68
Spent04/15/2015Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects-$169,979.01
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$770,349.00 $205,000.00 $204,974.69 $204,974.69 $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-Upper Columbia River Summer/Fall, Not Warranted
Chinook2-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Middle Columbia River Spring, Not Warranted
County:Kittitas
HUC12:Lower North Fork Teanaway River (170300010204)
HUC8:Upper Yakima (17030001)
Lead Entity Area:Yakima Basin
Legislative District:13
Salmon Recovery Regions:Middle Columbia River
Sections:09
Sections:17
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Middle Columbia River, Yakima River Upper Mainstem, Threatened
Township:T21NR16E
Watershed Administrative Unit:NF Teanaway
WRIA:Upper Yakima
Yakima Subbasins:North Fork Teanaway River
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  APPLICATION FINAL 
RESTORATION METRICS
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b)
1.00mi2.00mi
Instream Habitat Project    
Total Miles Of Instream Habitat Treated (C.4.b)
1.00mi1.00mi
 Channel reconfiguration and connectivity (C.4.c.1)    
Acres Of Channel/Off-Channel Connected Or Added (C.4.c.5)
0.80acres0.80acres
Instream Pools Created/Added (C.4.c.6)
8.008.00
Miles of Off-Channel Stream Created or Connected (C.4.c.4)
0.19mi0.19mi
Miles of Stream Treated for channel reconfiguration and connectivity (C.4.c.3)
0.21mi0.21mi
 Channel structure placement (C.4.d.1)    
Acres Of Streambed Treated for channel structure placement (C.4.d.4)
0.50acres0.50acres
Miles of Stream Treated for channel structure placement (C.4.d.3)
0.15mi0.57mi
Number of structures placed in channel (C.4.d.7)
8.0044.00
Pools Created through channel structure placement (C.4.d.5)
8.0018.00
Yards Of Average Stream-Width At Mid-Point Of Worksite (C.4.d.6)
7.00yd
Riparian Habitat Project    
*Total Riparian Acres Treated (C.5.b.2)
20.00acres46.50acres
*Total Riparian Miles Streambank Treated (C.5.b.1)
0.15mi2.20mi
 Fencing (C.5.d.1)    
Acres of Riparian Area Protected by fencing (C.5.d.3)
20.00acres46.50acres
Miles of Fence Along Stream (C.5.d.2)
1.00mi3.60mi
 Planting (C.5.c.1)    
Acres Planted in riparian (C.5.c.3)
20.00acres5.10acres
Upland Habitat And Sediment Project    
Acres of Upland Habitat Area Treated (C.6.b.1)
0.00acres
Miles of Road Treated (C.6.b.2)
0.90mi
 Road abandonment (C.6.d.1)    
Average width of road abandoned (in whole yards) (C.6.d.3)
8.00yd
Miles of Road Abandoned (C.6.d.2)
0.90mi
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