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ODFW AQUATIC INVENTORIES PROJECT STREAM REPORT STREAM: Spring Creek LLID: 1216423444566 BASIN: Deschutes River Basin HUC NUMBER: 17070301 SURVEY DATE: June 23, 2009 USGS MAP: Black Butte ECOREGION: Cascade Eastern North LAKE CREEK WATERSHED AREA: 163km 2 FIRST ORDER TRIBUTARIES: 10 SURVEY CREW: Ryan Lande and Matt Strickland REPORT PREPARED BY: Peggy Kavanagh DESCRIPTION: Reach 1 - T13S-R09E-S10SW - 937 meters - The Spring Creek habitat survey began at its confluence with the Metolius River and extended 937 meters. The survey ended at a spring, which is upstream from the confluence of the North Fork Lake Creek. There were 256 meters of secondary channel habitat. The channel was constrained by terraces within a broad valley with a valley width index of 20.0. The average gradient was 1.6 percent. The landuses were rural residential and conservation area. Thirteen percent of the reach length had undercut banks. Riffles (53%) and dammed and backwater pools (37%) were the dominant instream habitat types. There was one dammed pool 189 meters long. Fine sediment (28%) and gravel (58%) were the primary substrates. Riffle habitat contained sixteen percent fine sediment and sixty-eight percent gravel. Wood volume was 2.7m 3 /100m. The trees found most frequently in the riparian zone were 3-30cm dbh hardwoods and conifers (based on 1 riparian transect). COMMENTS: An abandoned ODFW fish hatchery was noted at unit 5 (565m). This was a barrier due to lack of functioning ladder. The property appeared now to be managed as a Wildlife Safety Zone. Throughout the survey, there were short, spring-fed tributaries. Most of these were less than 30 meters in length. All springs were 7°C, as was the survey stream. There was a large water diversion with a 1.5 meter high step, which acted as a barrier to upstream fish movement. Below the diversion was excellent spawning habitat with evidence of residual kokanee redds. Above the diversion was a pool. At the upstream end of the dammed pool, North Fork Lake Creek entered Spring Creek. Spring Creek continued beyond the junction to the west for 100 meters to the last spring. A school of juvenile fish was observed at unit 18 (587m). A 40cm bull trout was seen in the dammed pool at unit 23 (814m).
Transcript of ODFW AQUATIC INVENTORIES PROJECT STREAM REPORT...REPORT PREPARED BY: Peggy Kavanagh DESCRIPTION:...
ODFW AQUATIC INVENTORIES PROJECT
STREAM REPORT
STREAM: Spring Creek LLID: 1216423444566 BASIN: Deschutes River Basin HUC NUMBER: 17070301 SURVEY DATE: June 23, 2009 USGS MAP: Black Butte ECOREGION: Cascade Eastern North LAKE CREEK WATERSHED AREA: 163km2 FIRST ORDER TRIBUTARIES: 10 SURVEY CREW: Ryan Lande and Matt Strickland REPORT PREPARED BY: Peggy Kavanagh DESCRIPTION: Reach 1 - T13S-R09E-S10SW - 937 meters - The Spring Creek habitat survey began at its
confluence with the Metolius River and extended 937 meters. The survey ended at a spring, which is upstream from the confluence of the North Fork Lake Creek. There were 256 meters of secondary channel habitat. The channel was constrained by terraces within a broad valley with a valley width index of 20.0. The average gradient was 1.6 percent. The landuses were rural residential and conservation area. Thirteen percent of the reach length had undercut banks. Riffles (53%) and dammed and backwater pools (37%) were the dominant instream habitat types. There was one dammed pool 189 meters long. Fine sediment (28%) and gravel (58%) were the primary substrates. Riffle habitat contained sixteen percent fine sediment and sixty-eight percent gravel. Wood volume was 2.7m3/100m. The trees found most frequently in the riparian zone were 3-30cm dbh hardwoods and conifers (based on 1 riparian transect).
COMMENTS: An abandoned ODFW fish hatchery was noted at unit 5 (565m). This was a barrier due to
lack of functioning ladder. The property appeared now to be managed as a Wildlife Safety Zone.
Throughout the survey, there were short, spring-fed tributaries. Most of these were less
than 30 meters in length. All springs were 7°C, as was the survey stream. There was a large water diversion with a 1.5 meter high step, which acted as a barrier to
upstream fish movement. Below the diversion was excellent spawning habitat with evidence of residual kokanee redds. Above the diversion was a pool. At the upstream end of the dammed pool, North Fork Lake Creek entered Spring Creek. Spring Creek continued beyond the junction to the west for 100 meters to the last spring.
A school of juvenile fish was observed at unit 18 (587m). A 40cm bull trout was seen in
the dammed pool at unit 23 (814m).
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OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFEHABITAT INVENTORY Survey Date: 6/23/2009Report Date: 10/5/2009
SPRING CREEK
REACH 1 REACH 1T13S-R09E-S10SWValley and Channel Summary
Narrow Valley Floor Broad Valley Floor Valley Characteristics (Percent Reach Length)
Steep V-shapeModerate V-shapeOpen V-shape
Constraining TerracesMultiple TerracesWide Floodplain
Valley Width Index
Channel Morphology (Percent Reach Length)
Hillslope
Constrained Unconstrained
BedrockTerraceAlt. Terrace/HillLanduse
Single ChannelMultiple ChannelBraided Channel
Channel Characteristics
Type Length (m) Area (m2) Dry Units
PrimarySecondary
Channel Dimensions (m)Wetted Active Floodprone First Terrace
Width:Depth:
Width:Height:
W:D ratio: Entrenchment (ACW:FPW ratio):Stream Flow Type:Average Unit Gradient:
Habitat Units/100m (total channel length):
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100%
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20.0 VWI Range: 20 - 20
256 1,15100
937 21,056
9.10.37
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41.3 1.3MF1.6%
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Riparian, Bank, and Wood SummaryPrimary Secondary
Land Use:Riparian Vegetation:
RRM15
CRG
Bank Condition and Shade
Bank Status Percent Reach Length Shade (% of 180)
Reach avg:Undercut Banks:
Large Wood DebrisTotal Total / 100m primary channel
All pieces (>=3m x 0.15m):Volume (m ):Key pieces (>=12m x 0.60m):
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38%Actively Eroding:
7.0 7.0Water temperature (°C): -
20Range: 89 -
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2.6Habitat Units/100m (primary channel length):
REACH 1 REACH 1T13S-R09E-S10SWHABITAT DETAIL
Habitat Type Number Total Avg Total Large Substrate
Percent Wetted Area Units Length Width
Avg
Depth Area Boulders (m) (m) (m) (m )2 (#>0.5m) S/O Snd Grvl Cbl Bldr Bdrk
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HABITAT INVENTORY Survey Date: 6/23/2009Report Date: 10/5/2009
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3GLIDE 108 16.1 0.43 1,687 0 2 30 60 8 0 03POOL-BACKWATER 31 4.0 0.47 114 0 13 60 20 7 0 01POOL-DAMMED 189 43.0 2.00 8,131 0 60 30 10 0 0 01POOL-LATERAL SCOUR 15 19.2 1.15 280 0 20 15 55 10 0 01POOL-PLUNGE 10 8.0 0.75 80 0 0 10 65 25 0 02RAPID/BOULDERS 11 0.8 0.08 9 0 3 13 65 20 0 0
11RIFFLE 816 6.4 0.17 11,809 2 1 15 68 14 2 01STEP/COBBLE 7 9.1 0.25 66 0 0 10 75 15 0 01STEP/STRUCTURE 6 5.5 0.05 30 0 0 10 65 25 0 0
HABITAT SUMMARY
POOL SUMMARY
24 1,193 9.1 0.37 22,207 2 6 22 58 13 1 0Total:
Habitat Group Number Total Avg
Wetted Area Large Boulders Units Length Width
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DepthNumber (m) (m) (m) )
2(# / 100mPercent
Scour PoolsGlidesRifflesRapidsCascadesStep/FallsDry
Dammed & BW Pools 8,245221 13.8 0.854 37.13%36025 13.6 0.952 1.62%
1,687108 16.1 0.433 7.60%11,809816 6.4 0.1711 53.18%
911 0.8 0.082 0.04%000 0.00%
9713 7.3 0.152 0.44%
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All Pools:
Pools >=1m deep:
Complex pools (LWD pieces>=3):
Pool frequency (channel widths/pool):
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STREAM SUMMARY SPRING CREEK
Scour Pools
Glides
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Step/FallsDry
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Wetted Area
Percent
8,245 37.13%360 1.62%
1,687 7.60%
11,809 53.18%
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24 1,193 9.1 0.37 22,207 26 22 58 13 1 0
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Summary of Riparian Zone (0-30m) transects
Total hardwoods/1000Total conifers/1000 ftTotal conifers >20" dbh/1000 ftTotal conifers >35" dbh/1000 ft
Average number of trees in a 5-meter wide band
Canopy closure and ground cover
Predominant landform in each zone
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zones 1-30-10 meters 10 - 20 meters 20 - 30 meters 0-30 meters
Conifer Hardwood Conifer Hardwood Conifer Hardwood Conifer HardwoodDiameterclass (cm)
3-15cm15-30cm30-50cm50-90cm>90cm
Total/100m2
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 30-10 meters 10 - 20 meters 20 - 30 meters
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 30-10 meters 10 - 20 meters 20 - 30 meters
Canopy closureShrub coverGrass/forb cover
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RIPARIAN ZONE VEGETATION SUMMARYREACH 1 REACH 1
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HABITAT INVENTORY Report Date:
SPRING CREEK
10/5/2009 Survey Date: 6/23/2009
Summary of Riparian Zone (0-30m) for all reaches transects
Total hardwoods/1000Total conifers/1000 ftTotal conifers >20" dbh/1000 ftTotal conifers >35" dbh/1000 ft
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Conifer Hardwood
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Average number of trees in a 5-m wide band
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
HABITAT INVENTORY - RIPARIAN SURVEY
SPRING CREEK
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Summary of riparian zone (0-100 feet) extrapolated to 1,000 feet along stream
6/23/2009Survey Date:10/5/2009
Reach 1 1
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RIPARIAN ZONE VEGETATIONReach
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Slope Canopy ShrubSurfaceZoneSideUnit
Cover (percent)
Grass 3-15 15-30 30-50 50-90 >90
Diameter class (cm)
Notes
24 LF 1 LT 0 50 5 80 Conifer
Hardwood24 LF 2 HT 0 95 0 50
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Hardwood24 LF 3 HT 0 35 10 75 2 PINEConifer
Hardwood24 RT 1 HT 2 50 10 80 1 2
2
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Hardwood24 RT 2 HT 0 45 5 60 2Conifer
Hardwood24 RT 3 HT 0 0 25 50 NO TREESConifer
Hardwood
SPRING CREEK COMMENT SUMMARY 2009 SUMMER
REACH UNIT# TYPE CHAN DIST.(m) COMMENTS NOTE_ESTIMATOR NOTE_NUMERATOR
1 1 RI 01 227 BC,/FC,/SS START 7°C, FOOT BRIDGE,FORMER FISH HATCHERY1 2 BW 10 U1 = HATCHERY,BARBED WIRE1 3 BW 10 CS/ HOME DECK CREATES SHADE1 4 GL 00 275 CS/ SPRING-FED SYSTEM1 5 RI 01 565 WL, /TJ ABANDONED HATCHERY ON TERRACE1 6 RB 11 7°C, SPRING STARTS ON TERRACE1 7 RI 11 7°C, SPRING STARTS ~20M UPSTRM1 8 BW 10 TRIB COMES IN ON BACKWATER1 9 RI 11 7°C, INFLUENCE FROM HATCHERY1 10 RB 11 SPRING ~10M UPSTREAM1 11 RI 02 TJ/1 12 RI 11 7°C, SPRING ~50M UPSTREAM1 14 RI 04 AQUATIC WEED HOLDING IN SAND1 15 RI 11 OLD RUSTED PIPE ACROSS UNIT1 16 GL 11 /TJ, /SS RESIDUAL KOKANEE REDDS - LOTS1 17 RI 11 /SS/ SEEPS WITHIN UNIT, OLD PIPES1 18 GL 00 587 /SS AQUATIC WEED HOLDING IN SAND1 19 LP 00 602 U18 SCHOOL JUVENILE SALMONIDS1 20 SC 00 609 SS/1 21 PP 00 619 CS/1 22 SS 00 625 PA/,CS/,BC STEP HEIGHT 1.5M NO FISH PASS.,CONCRETE FOOTBRG1 23 DP 01 814 BV NICE BULL TROUT 40CM STICKS, ESTIMATED DEPTH1 24 RI 00 937 BC, SS/ END OF SURVEY NF LAKE ENTERS U23,OLD FOOTBRG
Copyright (C) 1998, Maptech, Inc.
Name: BLACK BUTTEDate: 10/6/2009Scale: 1 inch equals 2000 feet
Location: 10 0607483 E 4922819 NCaption: SPRING CREEK HABITAT SURVEY
METOLIUS BASIN2009 SUMMER
START SURVEY
END SURVEY
Spring Creek (Deschutes Basin) 2009 Summer Habitat Survey Photographs
Reach 1 - View of the mouth of Spring Creek from the Metolius River. Reach 1 - Unit 5 - Old fish hatchery on terrace.
Reach 1 - Unit 21 - Pool leading to a concrete diversion. No fish Reach 1 - Unit 23 - View of the dammed pool from the top of the dam.passage in place. Dam is a potential barrier 1.5meters high. NF Lake Creek enters the pool.
Reach 1 - Unit 24 - Survey ends approximately 120 meters from dammed pool. Creek turns away from NF Lake Creek at the dammed pool.
