Charley Cr and N Fk Asotin Cr Channel Restoration
#12-1637 #12-1637
 Asotin Creek Population MSA Asotin Creek Charley Cr and N Fk Asotin Cr Channel Restoration
Organization Snake River Salmon Recovery Board Lead Entity
Sponsor Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 12/6/2012 End Date: 6/21/2016
Category Category: Restoration
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DESCRIPTION
WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) restored LWD and channel heterogeneity to 4 km of N Fk Asotin Cr and 4 km of Charley Cr on the Asotin Wildlife Area in SE WA. The completed project work comprised the 2nd & 3rd habitat treatments within the Asotin Intensively Monitored Watershed (IMW), which began assessment and monitoring of fish habitat and populations in 2008 to understand the effect of restoration actions. The IMW assessment identified sedimentation; embeddedness; high temperature; decreased riparian function, floodplain connectivity, and habitat diversity; and low LWD and pool frequency/quality as limiting factors to salmonid production. The goals of the treatment were to restore pool abundance and gravel bar deposition, and increase channel length and floodplain connectivity through the placement of LWD. Populations intended to benefit include Snake River steelhead and Chinook Salmon, Bull Trout and Pacific Lamprey. WDFW built 205 Post Assisted Log Structures (PALS) in Charley Creek in Summer 2013 and 130 PALS in North Fork Asotin Creek in Summer 2014. Fewer Structures were built in North Fork Asotin than in Charley Creek because the North Fork Asotin is a larger stream and the structures were therefore larger and spaced further apart. As of the end of 2014, WDFW documented a 100% increase in LWD (large woody debris) in the treatment sections of both streams compared to control sections. The basic design of the PALS is to drive 4-12 posts trimmed to bank full height, into the stream bottom in a zigzag pattern. Small pieces of LWD are woven into the posts but not tethered in place. The use of structures to reduce channel width by 50-75% will help build more heterogeneous channel shape, increase gravel bar deposition, diversify widths/depths, reduce incision and increase channel length. This method was successfully tested in 2012 spring high flows on S Fk Asotin Cr.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested08/17/2012Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)Match$49,600.00
Requested08/17/2012Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$280,843.00
Allocated06/21/2016Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)Match$49,101.05
Allocated06/21/2016Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects$278,017.87
Spent06/21/2016Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)Match-$49,101.05
Spent06/21/2016Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects-$278,017.87
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$600,000.00 $330,443.00 $327,118.92 $327,118.92 $0.00
OTHER FUNDING (Funding that is NOT in a grant project agreement)
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Other Funding Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
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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:04
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)
3.20mi5.00mi
Instream Habitat Project    
Total Miles Of Instream Habitat Treated (C.4.b)
3.20mi5.00mi
 Channel structure placement (C.4.d.1)    
Acres Of Streambed Treated for channel structure placement (C.4.d.4)
8.10acres8.10acres
Miles of Stream Treated for channel structure placement (C.4.d.3)
3.20mi5.00mi
Number of structures placed in channel (C.4.d.7)
400.00335.00
Pools Created through channel structure placement (C.4.d.5)
400.000.00
Yards Of Average Stream-Width At Mid-Point Of Worksite (C.4.d.6)
14.00yd14.00yd
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