South Fork Clearwater River Habitat Enhancement, Crooked and Red Rivers : Annual Report, 1989.
In 1983, the Nez Perce National Forest and the Bonneville Power Administration entered into an interagency agreement to enhance and improve habitat for two anadromous fish species, spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawyscha) and summer steelhead trout (Onchorhyncus mykiss), in the South Fork Clearwater River tributaries. The South Fork Clearwater River was dammed in 1927 for hydroelectric development. Anadromous fish runs were virtually eliminated until the dam was removed in 1962. To complicate the problem, upstream spawning and rearing habitats were severely impacted by dredge and hydraulic mining, road building, timber harvest, and over-grazing. Fish habitat improvement projects under the above contract are being carried out in two major tributaries to the South Fork Clearwater River. Both the Red River and the Crooked River projects began in 1983 and will be completed in 1990. 12 figures., 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- US Forest Service, Nez Perce National Forest
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Bonneville Power Administration
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI79-84BP16475
- OSTI ID:
- 6084261
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BP-16475-1; ON: DE91009785
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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