Bridge Creek Watershed Assessment

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Citation

Originator: Wheeler Soil and Water Conservation district

Publish Date: December 2013

Online Link: None

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Contact Information

Agency: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board

Name: Troy Wirth

Job Position: GIS and Technology Specialist

Telephone: 541-986-0037

E-Mail Address: troy.wirth@state.or.us

Description

Abstract: Bridge Creek, a tributary of the John Day River, is located in Wheeler County in North Eastern Oregon. The Bridge Creek watershed drains a total of 269 square miles and contains 69 miles of summer steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) spawning habitat. Wheeler Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) staff surveyed 23.6 miles of the mainstem of Bridge Creek during the summer of 2013. The data from this survey was entered into a spatially referenced geodatabase of the stream channel. The purpose of this reach evaluation is to identify the severity of the limiting factors on a reach by reach basis and create an interactive GIS framework with the purpose of improving the effectiveness of restoration work conducted within the Bridge Creek watershed. Resource Specialists Inc. was commissioned to analyze the data and examine trends within the watershed. The results of the analysis are contained within this report. Steelhead are currently listed as a threatened species. The overall health of the steelhead population in the middle Columbia River along with limiting factors and guidelines for recovery were detailed in "Conservation and Recovery Plan for Oregon Steelhead Populations in the Middle Columbia River Steelhead Distinct Population Segment," henceforth referred to as the "Mid-C Recovery Plan."

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Geographic Extent: Bridge Creek Watershed, Wheeler County, Oregon

Status: Final

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Format: pdf

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Attributes Description: See pdf Watershed Assessement

Is a physical copy maintained for reference at Headquarters? Unknown