Asotin Intensively Monitored Watershed Restoration
#15-1321 #15-1321
 Asotin Creek Population MSA Asotin Creek Asotin Intensively Monitored Watershed Restoration
Organization Snake River Salmon Recovery Board Lead Entity
Sponsor Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 12/9/2015 End Date: 4/27/2018
Category Category: Restoration
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DESCRIPTION
WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) constructed new wood structures and supplemented the amount of wood in existing wood structures in three streams within the Asotin Creek Intensively Monitored Watershed (IMW) project in southeast Washington. The goal of the IMW is to determine the effectiveness of restoration using large woody debris (LWD) at increasing the productivity and capacity of Snake River Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU) wild steelhead. We conducted pre-restoration monitoring of fish and habitat from 2008 to 2012. The experimental design has three 4 km long sections in each of three streams: Charley, North Fork, and South Fork. Fish and habitat monitoring takes place in each section. We initiated a trial of the restoration method in 2011 by installing five post-assisted log structures (PALS) in the three streams. After assessing the trial structures, full implementation of restoration began in 2012. Using funding from SRFB #11-1573 and 12-1637, we restored one 4 km treatment section in South Fork (2012), one 4 km treatment section in Charley Creek (2013), and one 4 km treatment section in North Fork Creek (2014). Using the current grant, WDFW constructed 116 PALS in an additional 2 km of South Fork Asotin Creek and added approximately 400 pieces of LWD to previously treated sections of North Fork Asotin Creek, 400 pieces of LWD to South Fork Asotin Creek, and 200 pieces of LWD to Charley Creek. We also acquired a permit from WDFW to fell 50 live trees into the streams to increase wood densities. The added wood is expected to increase channel width and bed variability, fish cover, pool frequency and depth, sediment sorting, and floodplain connection to benefit ESA listed steelhead as well as Chinook Salmon and Bull Trout. Monitoring funded by the IMW shows that the existing and new restoration structures are producing positive habitat responses. The structures are forcing floodplain connection, creating pools, backwaters, sediment deposition, gravel bars, and recruiting trees as the channel increases in sinuosity. We will continue to monitor and analyze fish and habitat responses of these restoration actions as part of the Asotin Creek IMW. We expect to continue the effectiveness monitoring for the IMW until at least 2021 through Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) and SRFB funds.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested08/07/2015Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)Match$25,000.00
Requested08/07/2015Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$125,626.00
Allocated08/16/2019Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)Match$25,000.00
Allocated08/16/2019Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects$125,626.00
Spent04/27/2018Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)Match-$25,000.00
Spent04/27/2018Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects-$125,626.00
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$600,000.00 $150,626.00 $150,626.00 $150,626.00 $0.00
OTHER FUNDING (Funding that is NOT in a grant project agreement)
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
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LOCATION
Chinook-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Snake River Spring/Summer, Asotin Creek, Threatened
County:Asotin
County:Garfield
HUC12:Charley Creek (170601030204)
HUC12:Kearney Gulch-Asotin Creek (170601030205)
HUC12:Lick Creek (170601030202)
HUC12:North Fork Asotin Creek (170601030201)
HUC12:South Fork Asotin Creek (170601030203)
HUC8:Lower Snake-Asotin (17060103)
Lead Entity Area:Snake River
Legislative District:09
Salmon Recovery Regions:Snake River
Sections:01
Sections:02
Sections:03
Sections:08
Sections:09
Sections:10
Sections:16
Sections:20
Sections:21
Sections:22
Sections:27
Sections:34
Snake Major Spawning Areas:Asotin Creek
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Snake River, Asotin Creek, Threatened
Township:T09NR43E
Township:T09NR44E
Watershed Administrative Unit:NF Asotin Creek
Watershed Administrative Unit:SF Asotin
WRIA:Middle Snake
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RESTORATION METRICS
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b)
2.49mi6.18mi
Instream Habitat Project    
Total Miles Of Instream Habitat Treated (C.4.b)
2.49mi6.18mi
 Channel structure placement (C.4.d.1)    
Acres Of Streambed Treated for channel structure placement (C.4.d.4)
1.80acres
Miles of Stream Treated for channel structure placement (C.4.d.3)
2.49mi6.18mi
Number of structures placed in channel (C.4.d.7)
150.00299.00
Pools Created through channel structure placement (C.4.d.5)
75.00150.00
Yards Of Average Stream-Width At Mid-Point Of Worksite (C.4.d.6)
2.00yd
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