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PRISM Project #12-1306 (Completed)
Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design

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    Project Details    
Kittitas Conservation Trust; Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design (#12-1306) , Progress Report: 12/23/2013 07/15/2013, Attachment #176598, Heli Pond staff gage
Kittitas Conservation Trust; Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design (#12-1306) , Progress Report: 12/23/2013 07/15/2013, Attachment #176598, Heli Pond staff gage

Kittitas Conservation Trust; Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design (#12-1306) , Progress Report: 12/23/2013 07/15/2013, Attachment #176598, Heli Pond staff gage Kittitas Conservation Trust; Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design (#12-1306) 07/05/2010, Attachment #140215, Lower Gold Creek W MeyerKittitas Conservation Trust; Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design (#12-1306) , Progress Report: 12/23/2013 07/10/2013, Attachment #176595, Well Instllation 0072Kittitas Conservation Trust; Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design (#12-1306) , Progress Report: 12/23/2013 07/10/2013, Attachment #176596, Groundwater wellcap transducerKittitas Conservation Trust; Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design (#12-1306) , Progress Report: 12/23/2013 05/23/2013, Attachment #176597, Gold Creek flow 052313Kittitas Conservation Trust; Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design (#12-1306) , Progress Report: 12/23/2013 07/15/2013, Attachment #176603, Gold Creek inwater gage
Project Status:  Closed Completed since 08/14/2015
 
Project Type:  Planning
Project Sponsor:  Kittitas Conservation Trust
Funding Board:  Salmon Recovery Funding Board
              Funding  
Salmon State Projects: $167,250
Total RCO Grant: $167,250 (91%)
Sponsor Match: $17,250 (9%)
Total Agreement: $184,500 (100%)
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    Project Description    
Kittitas Conservation Trust will use this planning grant to assess salmonid habitat in the Gold Creek watershed and produce a habitat restoration project conceptual design. Gold Creek is a head waters tributary to the upper Yakima River that originates in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and then flows into Lake Keechelus near Snoqualmie Pass in northern Kittitas County (WRIA 39). The primary goal of the assessment is to investigate the causes of Bull Trout mortality such as seasonal dewatering, spatial constraints and habitat degradation, then design restoration actions that employ natural fluvial processes to reverse the decline in population. Bull trout were listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1998.

The Gold Creek Bull Trout population became geographically isolated after completion of the Lake Keechelus Dam in 1917 and is designated as a high priority Action population in the Yakima Bull Trout Action Plan. The Plan identifies channel dewatering, low abundance, and passage barriers at Keechelus Dam as the primary factors for population decline. Conceptual engineering plans for restoration actions will be derived from this comprehensive hydrological, geomorphic and biological habitat assessment. The project will also benefit anadromous fish populations in the upper Yakima basin when passage at Keechelus Dam is restored.

    Project Contacts    
         
Project Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust Lead Entity: Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board Lead Entity
  Project Contact: David Gerth

(509) 649-2951 		   
 
Funding Agency: Recreation and Conservation Office    
  Project Manager: Elizabeth Butler
elizabeth.butler@rco.wa.gov
(360) 867-8650 		   

    Project Location    
General Area:   The Gold Creek watershed - from where it originates in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness near Snoqualmie Pass southerly through the Wenatchee National Forest and other private parcels, under Interstate-90 and into Lake Keechelus in Township 22N, Range 11E. nort
County:   Kittitas
Legislative District:   13
Congressional District 2022:   08
Salmon Recovery Regions:   Middle Columbia River
Watershed Administrative Unit:   Keechelus
HUC8:   Upper Yakima (17030001)
WRIA:   Upper Yakima
Sections:   15
Township:   T22NR11E
Coordinates:   47.39740970
-121.38199148

    Worksites    
Worksite NameScope of WorkActual Planning Cost
Gold Creek (#1) Conducting habitat restoration scoping and feasibility studies (B.1.b.8), Instream survey (B.2.c) $193,548
 Total$193,548
Amounts may not be complete

    Properties    
Worksite Name Property NameLandowner Type
Gold Creek (#1)   Property 1 - Gold Creek - Forest Service Federal Government
Gold Creek (#1)   Property 2 - Gold Creek - SkiTur Assoc. Private
Gold Creek (#1)   Property 3 - Gold Creek - Forterra Private
   Total
Amounts may not be complete

    Project Metrics (Outcomes, Benefits)    
 Category / Work Type / MetricFinal

Restoration Metrics (rolled up from Worksite level)

      
Area Encompassed (acres) (B.0.b.1) 188.0

Salmonid Habitat Assessment / Inventory
      Instream survey (B.2.c)
Stream Miles Assessed (B.2.c.2) 3.00
Stream miles assessed that contained salmonids (B.2.c.3) 3.00
Stream Miles Assessed That Needed Restoration (B.2.c.4) 3.00

      
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Affected (B.0.b.2) 3.00

    Project Milestones    
Milestone NameTarget DateDescription
Project Start 12/06/2012
Data Gathering Started 02/01/2013
RFP Complete/Consultant Hired 03/01/2013 RFQ released 12/15/12 to 17 habitat consultants, responses due back to KCT on 1/16/13.
Special Conditions Met 05/01/2013 Assessment design and scope complete (includes project plan, itemized tasks and schedule)
Progress Report Due 06/01/2013
Cultural Resources Complete 06/30/2013 RCO completed consultation through EO-05-05. NO SURVEY REQUIRED
Special Conditions Met 07/01/2013 Hydrologic monitoring devices deployed
Annual Project Billing Due 07/31/2013 and at least once per year, thereafter
Draft Plan to RCO 12/01/2013 Preliminary Habitat Analysis Report
Special Conditions Met 12/01/2013 Data gap analysis complete
Progress Report Due 12/31/2013
Annual Project Billing Due 12/31/2013 including backup documents
Progress Report Due 03/31/2014
Cultural Resources Complete 03/31/2014 RCO to complete consultation on additional work through EO-05-05. NEW WELLS ARE ADJACENT TO EXISTING WELLS (already consulted for wells in that location). NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION NEEDED.
Annual Project Billing Due 03/31/2014 including backup documents
Progress Report Due 06/30/2014
Annual Project Billing Due 06/30/2014 including backup documents
Progress Report Due 09/30/2014
Draft Plan to RCO 11/01/2014 Draft Habitat Analysis and Conceptual Restoration Designs (Technical Work Group and stakeholder presentations)
Progress Report Due 12/31/2014
Draft Plan to RCO 01/31/2015 Hydrologic Monitoring Report to RCO
Special Conditions Met 03/01/2015 Restoration Design Alternative Review (Technical Work Group Presentations)
Progress Report Due 03/31/2015
Final Plan to RCO 06/01/2015 Feasibility Study Deliverables and Conceptual Restoration Designs
Final Plan to RCO 06/01/2015 Hydrologic Monitoring & Geomorphic Report to RCO
Final Report Due 06/30/2015
Agreement End Date 06/30/2015 PROJECT CLOSING. All expenditures must be prior to this date.
Annual Project Billing Due 06/30/2015 including backup documents
Final Billing Due 08/01/2015 including backup documents


    Project Attachments    
Attachment TypeAttachment TitleAttach Date
Agreement - State 12-1306 Project Agreement.pdf 05/09/2014
Agreements - Special 2014 Ecology-RCO contract 15-05.pdf 03/29/2017
Amendment - State amendments to 2014 Ecology-RCO contract 15-05.pdf 03/29/2017
Amendment - State Time Ext - Amendment #2.pdf 07/31/2015
Amendment - State Cost Change- Amendment #1.pdf 07/31/2015
Amendment - State 12-1306 Amend #3 Cost Change.pdf 08/01/2014
Amendment request Ecology Grant Amendment to project 081513.docx 09/09/2013
Correspondence 05112015_Ski_Tur_Comments_from_Site_Visit.pdf 07/31/2015
Correspondence USFWS Support letter.pdf 06/29/2014
Correspondence Gold Creek Pond Experiment Design NSD 061214.pdf 06/29/2014
Correspondence Ecology GRANT Announcement.pdf 09/09/2013
Correspondence 12-1306 no cult res survey .pdf 03/19/2013
Correspondence Landownership Certification123112.pdf 12/31/2012
Correspondence Response to Review Panel Comments 090112.docx 09/03/2012
Correspondence Halupka-letter of_ support_GC_070312.pdf 07/03/2012
Correspondence BullTrout ActionPlan Gold Creek cite.pdf 05/09/2012
Cost Estimate Cost Estimate Gold Creek 050212.xls 05/07/2012
Design document DRAFT Gold Creek Concept Figures.pdf 04/06/2015
Design document DRAFT Gold Creek Concept Memo 2-11-15.pdf 04/06/2015
Design document LiDAR Report CE WSI 081712.pdf 09/04/2012
Environmental Clearance USFS DecisionMemo-Signed-081214.pdf 09/29/2014
Environmental Clearance HPA 2014-3-5+01_Gold_Cr-KCT-dam.pdf 09/29/2014
Environmental Site Assessment Report Hydrology Figures-2 GC draft120513.pdf 12/20/2013
Environmental Site Assessment Report Spawning Survey bull trout GC 111913.docx 12/20/2013
Environmental Site Assessment Report Habitat Memo GC draft110513.docx 12/20/2013
Environmental Site Assessment Report Hydraulic Profiles GC draft110513.xls 12/20/2013
Environmental Site Assessment Report Hydrology memo GC draft120513.pdf 12/20/2013
Environmental Site Assessment Report Data Inventory Memo GC 053113.pdf 12/20/2013
Final project report Final Report 08/14/2015.pdf 08/14/2015
Map MAP detail Gold Creek quad.pdf 05/07/2012
Map Vicinity Map.pdf 05/07/2012
Map: Planning Area Pond_Raising_Map_Experiment022414.pdf 03/21/2014
Map: Planning Area Final_Monitoring_Locations 052013.pdf 05/28/2013
Map: Planning Area Draft Monitoring Locations 041513.pdf 05/07/2013
News Article 03172015 TWG SecondDraft Invite.pdf 04/06/2015
Photo Migrating bull trout.jpg 12/20/2013
Photo Gold Creek dewater 082613.jpg 12/20/2013
Photo Gold Creek dewater 072613.jpg 12/20/2013
Photo Gold Creek inwater gage.jpg 12/20/2013
Photo Heli Pond staff gage.jpg 12/20/2013
Photo Gold Creek flow 052313.jpg 12/20/2013
Photo Groundwater wellcap transducer.jpg 12/20/2013
Photo Well Instllation 0072.jpg 12/20/2013
Photo Gold Creek Pond WMeyer.jpg 05/09/2012
Photo Lower Gold Creek W Meyer.jpg 05/09/2012
Photo Gold Creek bull trout redds 2008 WMeyer.jpg 05/09/2012
Progress report Progress Report 04/06/2015.pdf 04/06/2015
Progress report Progress Report 01/30/2015.pdf 01/30/2015
Progress report Progress Report 10/18/2014.pdf 10/18/2014
Progress report Progress Report 07/03/2014.pdf 07/03/2014
Progress report Progress Report 03/31/2014.pdf 03/31/2014
Progress report Progress Report 12/24/2013.pdf 12/24/2013
Progress report Progress Report 06/05/2013.pdf 06/05/2013
Project Deliverables Restoration concepts rough cost estimate 022414.xlsx 08/11/2015
Project Deliverables FINAL Concept Design Memo Figures.pdf 05/18/2015
Project Deliverables FINAL Gold Creek Concept Design Memo.docx 05/18/2015
Project Deliverables FINAL Gold Creek Geomorph Memo Figures - Part 3.pdf 05/18/2015
Project Deliverables FINAL Gold Creek Geomorph Memo Figures - Part 2.pdf 05/18/2015
Project Deliverables FINAL Gold Creek Geomorph Memo Figures - Part 1.pdf 05/18/2015
Project Deliverables FINAL Gold Creek Geomorph Memo.docx 05/18/2015
Project Deliverables FINAL Gold Creek 2014 Hydrology memo.docx 05/18/2015
Project Deliverables FINAL Gold Creek 2013 Hydrology figures.pdf 05/18/2015
Project Deliverables FINAL Gold Creek 2013 Hydrology memo.pdf 05/18/2015
Project Deliverables FINAL Gold Creek Habitat Memo Addendum.pdf 05/18/2015
Project Deliverables FINAL Gold Creek Habitat Memo.pdf 05/18/2015
Project Deliverables FINAL Gold Creek Data Memo.pdf 05/18/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 15.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 14.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 13.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 12.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 11.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 10.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 9.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 8.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 7.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 6.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 5.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 4.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 3.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables Gold Creek DRAFT Geomorph Figures 1.pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables DRAFT Gold Creek Geomorph.docx 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables DRAFT Gold Creek 2014 Hydorology memo figures (part 2).pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables DRAFT Gold Creek 2014 Hydorology memo figures (part 1).pdf 01/19/2015
Project Deliverables DRAFT Gold Creek 2014 Hydrology memo.pdf 01/19/2015
Project partnership form Proj Partner Contrib USFS $12k 062012.pdf 07/02/2012
Project partnership form Proj Partner Contrib USFWS $10k 061912.pdf 07/02/2012
Project presentation Project powerpoint presentation.ppt 07/02/2012
Project presentation Stream Dewatering- Gold Creek.ppt 05/07/2012
Salmon Project Proposal Project_Proposal 070312.pdf 07/02/2012
Scope of work NSD Assessment Scope and Schedule 040313.pdf 05/28/2013
SRFB Review Panel Comment Form Final review panel comment form.docx 04/16/2013
Visuals Project location photos 052313.pdf 05/28/2013
Visuals MAP Gold Creek landowners .pdf 05/07/2012

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