2012-2014 Elk Flats Fish Data

Identification Information

Citation

Originator: Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce

Publish Date: December 2014

Online Link: www.clatsopwatersheds.org

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Contact Information

Agency: Watershed Councils

Name: NorthCoast Watershed Association - Watershed Coordinator

Job Position: Watershed Coordinator

Telephone: 503.468.0408

E-Mail Address: northcoastwatershedcouncils@gmail.com

Description

Abstract: The Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) completed three years of post-implementation effectiveness monitoring at Elk Flats. The project goal was to create high quality tidal off channel habitat on the lower Ecola Creek mainstem. Monitoring of the project site included fish community, vegetation, and water quality. Results provide quantitative and qualitative evaluation of project success. CREST biologists completed the monitoring for this project following published standardized protocols. Four species of fish were observed in the created channel during the years sampled; Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii), Pacific staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus), and threespine stickleback (Gasterosteidae aculeatus). Overall threespine stickleback were the most abundantly caught.

Purpose: Effectiveness monitoring for this project evaluated the restoration activities implemented at Elk Flats in 2012 by measuring physical and chemical habitat characteristics.

Time Period of Content: 2012-2014

Geographic Extent: Lower Ecola Creek mainstream in the Ecola Creek Watershed.

Status: Final

Use Constraints: none

Format: Excel

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