Fish Passage Annual Report
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WSDOT FISH PASSAGE PERFORMANCE REPORT JUNE 30, 2021 Environmental Services Environmental Services Office Biology Branch Stream Restoration Program WSDOT FISH PASSAGE PERFORMANCE REPORT June 30, 2021 Cover photos, clockwise from the upper left-hand corner: State Route (SR) 203 Loutsis Creek 2020 construction; SR 203 Loutsis Creek post-construction; SR 401 Hungry Harbor constructed 2020; SR 116 Kilisut Harbor constructed 2020. This report is also available in a pdf format at https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/FishPassage/. Additional data can be obtained by contacting Washington State Department of Transportation’s Environmental Services Office, Susan Kanzler, e-mail [email protected], phone: (360) 705-7250. Primary report authors include Susan Kanzler, Damon Romero, Kathy Prosser, Tammy Schmidt, and Marc Hershfield. Maps, figures, and photos provided by Susan Kanzler, Damon Romero, Kathy Prosser, Tammy Schmidt, and Marc Hershfield. Additional photos provided by the Washington State Department of Transporta- tion (WSDOT) and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing the Office of Equal Opportunity at [email protected] or by calling toll free, 855-362-4ADA (4232). Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may make a request by calling the Washington State Relay at 711. Title VI Notice to Public It is the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise discriminated against under any of its federally funded programs and activities. 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Table of Contents Executive Summary..............................................................................................................................IX Introduction..............................................................................................................................................1 Background on WSDOT Fish Passage Program...........................................................................1 2020 Fish Passage Projects Completed................................................................................................3 Unnamed Tributaries to California Creek........................................................................................5 Hoag’s Creek, Tributary to Chuckanut Creek............. .....................................................................6 Trafton Creek, Tributary to North Fork Stillaguamish River.............................................................7 Patterson Creek, Tributary to Snoqualmie River. ................................................. ..........................8 Unnamed Tributaries to Patterson Creek........................................................................................9 Loutsis Creek, Tributary to Snoqualmie River...............................................................................10 Coffee Creek, Tributary to Goldsborough Creek..........................................................................11 Kilisut Harbor................................................................................................................................12 Unnamed Tributary to Hoh River..................................................................................................13 Harlow Creek, Tributary to Queets River......................................................................................14 Fisher Creek, Tributary to Queets River.......................................................................................15 Hungry Harbor..............................................................................................................................16 2021 Fish Passage Projects Planned...................................................................................................24 Project Planning....................................................................................................................................26 WSDOT Barrier Corrections and Planning Strategy....................................................................26 Planning and Implementation Improvements...............................................................................26 Fish Passage Barrier Inventory...........................................................................................................28 Fish Passage Inventory Updates.................................................................................................28 U.S. v. WA List of WSDOT Case Area Barrier Culverts................................................................30 Monitoring ..............................................................................................................................................31 Monitoring Plan............................................................................................................................31 Actions Resulting from Monitoring...............................................................................................31 Monitoring Results.......................................................................................................................31 Post-Project Evaluation for Fish Presence...................................................................................33 Fishway Inspections and Maintenance.........................................................................................34 2021 Annual Report – V List of Tables Table 1. Fish Passage Projects Completed in 2020.................................................................................4 Table 2. WSDOT Fish Passage Barrier Corrections Completed ...........................................................17 Table 3. Fish Passage Projects Planned for Completion in 2021........................................................... 25 Table 4. Fish Passage Barriers Statewide..............................................................................................28 List of Figures Figure 1. WSDOT fish passage barriers...................................................................................................2 Figure 2. WSDOT fish passage barriercorrections since 1955.................................................................2 Figure 3. WSDOT fish passage projects completed in 2020.................................................................... 3 Figure 4. Unnamed tributary to California Creek pre-construction photo................................................. 5 Figure 5. Unnamed tributary to California Creek post-construction photos................................................5 Figure 6. Hoag’s Creek pre-construction photo........................................................................................ 6 Figure 7. Hoag’s Creek post-construction photo...................................................................................... 6 Figure 8. Trafton Creek pre-construction photo........................................................................................ 7 Figure 9. Trafton Creek post-construction photo...................................................................................... 7 Figure 10. Patterson Creek pre-construction photo.................................................................................. 8 Figure 11. Patterson Creek post-construction photo................................................................................. 8 Figure 12. Unnamed tributaries to Patterson Creek pre-construction photos........................................... 9 Figure 13. Unnamed tributaries to Patterson Creek post-construction photos.......................................... 9 Figure 14. Loutsis Creek pre-construction photo.....................................................................................10 Figure 15. Loutsis Creek post-construction photo................................................................................... 10 Figure 16. Coffee Creek pre-construction photo..................................................................................... 11 Figure 17. Coffee Creek post-construction photo.................................................................................... 11 Figure 18. Kilisut Harbor pre-construction photo..................................................................................... 12 Figure 19. Kilisut Harbor post-construction photo....................................................................................12 Figure 20. Unnamed tributary to Hoh River pre-construction photo........................................................ 13 Figure 21. Unnamed tributary to Hoh River post-construction photo...................................................... 13 Figure 22. Harlow Creek pre-construction photo..................................................................................... 14 Figure 23. Harlow Creek post-construction photo..................................................................................