The Yakama Nation used this funding to complete the Swale Creek Restoration Project/Phase One: Railroad Bed Assessment, which provided a plan and prioritization to for steelhead trout recovery in one of the top geographic priority Klickitat River tributaries (as ranked by the Klickitat County Technical Advisory Committee, Yakama Nation Fisheries, and Citizen Review Committee). The final report includes a hydraulic analysis, design templates, cost estimates, and key locations along the former railroad embankment to increase channel complexity, floodplain connectivity and restoration of riparian function. The assessment occurred within the thirteen-mile Swale Creek Canyon, from the Harms Road Bridge to the Klickitat River. Swale Creek is a major tributary to the Klickitat River in south-central Washington, draining over 70,000 acres of primarily agricultural and range land, ponderosa pine/white oak transitional forests, and remnant wetlands. The abandoned railroad bed was constructed within the creek channel and floodplain and exists along a ten-mile length of creek. Steelhead spawning has been observed in lower Swale Creek. The project's ultimate goal is to enhance steelhead spawning and rearing habitat within the thirteen- mile Swale Creek Canyon Reach. Project cooperators include: Yakama Nation, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northwest Service Academy, USFS-Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area, and Washington State Parks.