Extra Details
Granite Creek RM 7.5
Project Type
Restoration of Aquatic Native Fish Habitat
Lead Implementer
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Funders
Bonneville Power Administration, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
Other Organizations
U.S. Forest Service - Umatilla
Project Manager
john zakrajsek (johnzakrajsek@ctuir.org)
Project Stage
Implementation
Duration
2020 - 2021
Restoration of Aquatic Native Fish Habitat
The Granite Creek RM 7.5 Implementation effort is located two miles downstream of Granite, Oregon in Grant County between RM 7.1 and 7.9. Granite Creek is a tributary of the North Fork of the John Day River located within the John Day Partnership’s Upper North Fork John Day Focus Area. The lower portion of the project site is managed by the Umatilla National Forest and the upper portion by private individuals. This effort is a continuation of previous efforts which addressed mine tailings although they did not address floodplain connectivity and stream channel and floodplain complexity.
Key Accomplishments
- Number of plantings: 1,100
- Number of pools created: 8
- Number of riffles created: 10
- Number of structures installed: 174
- Stream miles treated: 1.20 linear stream miles
Focal Species
- Bull trout
- ESA listed Steelhead
- Pacific Lamprey
- Spring Chinook
Implementation and Ecological Results
- 1 - Protect Land and Water
- 2 - Reconnect Floodplain
- 3 - Increase Riparian Connection & Plant Communities
- 4 - Improve Instream Channel Connectivity & Complexity
- 5 - Increase Physical Connectivity to Habitat
- 6 - Increase Water Quantity & Quality
- 7 - Streambank Shading Increased
- 8 - Spatial Distribution of Native Fish Increased
- 9 - Stream Temperature Restored to Desired Range
- 10 - Habitat Diversity, Complexity & Structure Improved
- 11 - Flows Support Freshwater Native Fish Life Stages
Working Groups
- North Fork/Middle Fork John Day Working Group
LJDWG - Critical Issues
- #1- Poor riparian habitat
- #2- Elevated summer stream temperatures and low instream oxygen
- #5- Degraded native plant communities
Looking across Granite Creek at Station 18+00. Both leveled and unleveled tailings are visible.
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $1,523,187.00
Bonneville Power Administratio... (BPA): $923,187
FIP - Restoration (OWEB): $600,000
Photos
Looking across Granite Creek at Station 18+00. Both leveled and unleveled tailings are visible. (Timing: After)
Project last updated 8/30/2024