Snow Mtn Ranch Acq & Barrier Removal
#02-1614 #02-1614
 Naches Cowiche Snow Mtn Ranch Acq & Barrier Removal
Organization Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board Lead Entity
Sponsor Cowiche Canyon Conservancy
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 9/11/2003 End Date: 12/22/2006
Category Category: Acquisition & Restoration
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DESCRIPTION
Cowiche Canyon Conservancy acquired 282 acres of the Snow Mountain Ranch that encompass the South Fork Cowiche Creek (tributary to the Naches River), its floodplain, associated wetlands, and the ranch's irrigated agricultural lands. In addition, it removed a fish barrier (diversion dam), placed instream habitat structures (12 rootwads), made instream habitat improvements by breaching dikes, and improved instream flow by filling an irrigation ditch. The removal of the fish barrier opened access to the rest of the Cowiche Basin (20+ miles) for juvenile and adult steelhead, coho, and Chinook. This project protected and enhanced a key section of the important Cowiche Creek system. The Yakima River Basin Watershed Assessment states, "The Cowiche Creek system is considered to have good to excellent rearing habitat with adequate cover, especially in the South Fork." The Northwest Power Planning Council Salmon and Steelhead Production Plan (1990) discusses other habitat factors in Cowiche Creek noting, "Riparian vegetation is dense along most reaches; stream banks are stable and there are sufficient spawning gravels." Pools and riffles are also relatively abundant on the South Fork of Cowiche Creek. The Yakima Basin Limiting Habitat Factors Analysis reported, "Cowiche Creek as having major steelhead and coho production potential, minor spring Chinook production potential, and having high restoration potential if fish passage problems were corrected." The Cowiche Canyon Conservancy worked in partnership with the Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on this project.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested12/09/2002Cowiche Canyon ConservancyMatch$120,000.00
Requested12/09/2002Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$670,000.00
Allocated02/24/2005Cowiche Canyon ConservancyMatch$120,000.00
Allocated02/24/2005Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects$670,000.00
Spent12/22/2006Cowiche Canyon ConservancyMatch-$120,000.00
Spent12/22/2006Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects-$670,000.00
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$790,000.00 $790,000.00 $790,000.00 $790,000.00 $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:Yakima
HUC12:South Fork Cowiche Creek-Cowiche Creek (170300020311)
HUC8:Naches (17030002)
Lead Entity Area:Yakima Basin
Legislative District:15
Salmon Recovery Regions:Middle Columbia River
Sections:31
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Middle Columbia River, Naches River, Threatened
Township:T14NR17E
Watershed Administrative Unit:Cowiche Agricultural Lands
WRIA:Naches
Yakima Subbasins:Cowchie Creek
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  APPLICATION FINAL 
ACQUISTION METRICS
Real Property Acquisition    
Miles of Streambank and/or Shoreline Protected by Land or Easement Acquisition
1.00mi1.00mi
 Land    
Acres by Acreage Type (fee simple)
Riparian
312.00
Total
312.00
acres
Riparian
120.00
Uplands
160.00
Total
280.00
acres
 
RESTORATION METRICS
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b)
0.01mi0.50mi
Fish Passage Improvement    
*Miles Of Stream Made Accessible (SRFB) (C.2.b.1)
21.75mi21.75mi
*Number of blockages / impediments / barriers impeding passage (C.2.b.4)
1.00
Square Miles Of streambed made accessible (C.2.b.2)
0.00sq mi
 Fish passage blockages removed or altered (C.2.c.1)    
Change in water flow (fish passage project)(cu feet)
Number of Blockages/Impediments/Barriers Removed/Altered (C.2.c.2)
1.001.00
Instream Habitat Project    
Total Miles Of Instream Habitat Treated (C.4.b)
0.05mi
 Channel reconfiguration and connectivity (C.4.c.1)    
Acres Of Channel/Off-Channel Connected Or Added (C.4.c.5)
1.00acres
Instream Pools Created/Added (C.4.c.6)
0.00
Miles of Off-Channel Stream Created or Connected (C.4.c.4)
0.05mi
Miles of Stream Treated for channel reconfiguration and connectivity (C.4.c.3)
0.05mi
 Channel structure placement (C.4.d.1)    
Acres Of Streambed Treated for channel structure placement (C.4.d.4)
1.00acres
Miles of Stream Treated for channel structure placement (C.4.d.3)
0.05mi
Number of structures placed in channel (C.4.d.7)
12.00
Pools Created through channel structure placement (C.4.d.5)
0.00
Yards Of Average Stream-Width At Mid-Point Of Worksite (C.4.d.6)