Extra Details
Desolation Creek Reach 3 Implementation
Project Type
Restoration of Aquatic Native Fish Habitat
Lead Implementer
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Funders
Bonneville Power Administration, One Tree Planted, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
Other Organizations
U.S. Forest Service - Umatilla
Project Manager
john zakrajsek (johnzakrajsek@ctuir.org)
Project Stage
Implementation
Duration
2022 - 2023
Restoration of Aquatic Native Fish Habitat
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation restored ~100 acres of Desolation Creek’s Tier 1 Reach 3 between RM 2.6-4.4. The design uses ‘Stage Zero’ and traditional engineered techniques to improve floodplain connectivity and floodplain and channel complexity. Five constructed riffles, 3,480’ of channel fill, localized floodplain cuts, and 2,500’ of floodplain swale will improve high flow access to floodplain habitats. Large wood placements and structures (429), 5,750 willow cuttings, and 400 Torrent Sedge plugs will improve floodplain and stream complexity. Additionally, 0.3 miles of new USFS 1003 Road was developed and 250' of access Road obliterated.
Key Accomplishments
- Number of plantings: 6,412
- Number of pools created: 2
- Number of riffles created: 5
- Number of streambanks treated: 2
- Number of structures installed: 429
- Stream miles treated: 1.79 linear stream miles
- Total road miles treated: 0.40 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
Station 21+50 Upstream to the West
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $1,755,252.00
Bonneville Power Administratio... (BPA): $1,061,369
FIP - Restoration (OWEB): $688,763
One Tree Planted (One Tree Planted): $5,120
Photos
Post Implemt Station 11+00 Looking Upstream (Timing: After)
Post Implemt Station 21+50 Upstream to the West (Timing: After)
Post Implemt Station 21+50 Looking Across Desolation Creek to the West (Timing: After)
Project last updated 3/20/2024