Umatilla River Basin Anadromous Fish Habitat Enhancement Project : 1992 Annual Report.

Abstract

The Umatilla habitat improvement program is funded under the Northwest Power Planning Council's Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program measure 704 (d)(1)34.02, and targets the improvement of water quality and the restoration of riparian areas, spawning and rearing habitats of steelhead, holding, spring and fall Chinook and coho salmon. The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are responsible for enhancing stream reaches within the Reservation boundaries as guided by an implementation plan developed cooperatively with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Umatilla National Forest. Enhancements included the construction of nine boulder deflectors, two boulder weirs with pools, and 4 instream boulder placements. Instream cover was improved through the placement of 38 instream cover trees that were four rootwads placed and anchored was constructed along 1.2 miles livestock from riparian areas. cabled to anchor boulders and in pools. High tensile fence of stream bank to exclude Scheduled maintenance and adjustment of existing instream and flood plain structures in Meacham Creek and the Umatilla River was conducted on 25 stream bank deflectors and two boulder weirs.