Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests Roads Analysis: Naches Sub-Basin March 2004 Core Team Members Marge Hutchinson Team Leader, South Zone Engineer Alan Christian Transportation Planner Carl Davis Forest Soil Scientist Bill Gaines Forest Wildlife Biologist Andrea Gold Wildlife Biologist Ken MacDonald Forest Fisheries Biologist Tom Robinson Forest Hydrologist Roger Skistad District Recreation Officer District Team Members Jim Bailey Fire Management Glynis Bauer GIS Specialist Chuck Davey Special Uses, Road Management Peter Forbes District Wildlife Biologist Bill Garrigues District Hydrologist Chris Gosnell GIS Specialist Scott Hoefer District Fish Biologist Sue Ranger Recreation Planner Jerry Robbins Road Manager Dave Tharp Timber Management Review Team Jodi Bush Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Jim Furlong Natural Resource Planner, Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests, U.S.D.A Forest Service Virginia Grilley Assistant Regional Engineer, Region 6, U.S.D.A. Forest Service Dan Robinson Environmental Protection Specialist, Region 10, Environmental Protection Agency For more information contact: U.S.D.A. Forest Service Naches Ranger District 10061 Highway 12 Naches, WA 98937 Contents Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests Roads Analysis: Naches Sub-Basin ....... i Contents............................................................................................ iii List of Figures ..................................................................................... vi List of Tables ...................................................................................... vi Naches Sub-Basin Roads Analysis .............................................................. 1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 1 Naches Sub-Basin Analysis Area ............................................................... 3 General Conditions .............................................................................. 6 A. Roads ........................................................................................ 6 B. Aquatics..................................................................................... 7 C. Wildlife...................................................................................... 9 Tieton Watershed...............................................................................11 A. Human Use ................................................................................13 B. Aquatics....................................................................................14 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................17 Upper Tieton Watershed ......................................................................18 A. Human Use ................................................................................19 B. Aquatics....................................................................................20 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................23 Oak Creek Watershed ..........................................................................24 A. Human Use ................................................................................24 B. Aquatics....................................................................................26 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................26 Bumping-American Watershed ...............................................................27 A. Human Use................................................................................28 B. Aquatics....................................................................................30 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................35 Naches Main Stem Watershed ................................................................36 A. Human Use ................................................................................36 B. Aquatics....................................................................................38 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................41 Little Naches Watershed ......................................................................42 A. Human Use ................................................................................44 B. Aquatics....................................................................................45 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................48 Rattlesnake Watershed ........................................................................49 A. Human Use ................................................................................50 B. Aquatics....................................................................................52 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................55 II. Analysis ........................................................................................ 57 Human Use.......................................................................................57 Aquatics ..........................................................................................57 Roads Analysis: Naches - iii - Wildlife...........................................................................................58 Tieton Watershed...............................................................................58 A. Human Use ................................................................................58 B. Aquatics....................................................................................59 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................59 Upper Tieton Watershed ......................................................................61 A. Human Use ................................................................................61 B. Aquatics....................................................................................61 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................61 Oak Creek Watershed ..........................................................................62 A. Human Use ................................................................................62 B. Aquatics....................................................................................62 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................62 Bumping-American Watershed ...............................................................63 A. Human Use ................................................................................63 B. Aquatics....................................................................................63 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................63 Naches Main Stem Watershed ................................................................64 A. Human Use ................................................................................64 B. Aquatics....................................................................................64 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................65 Little Naches Watershed ......................................................................66 A. Human Use ................................................................................66 B. Aquatics....................................................................................66 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................66 Rattlesnake Watershed ........................................................................67 A. Human Use ................................................................................67 B. Aquatics....................................................................................67 C. Wildlife.....................................................................................68 III. Recommendations........................................................................... 69 Minimum Affordable Road System ...........................................................70 Tieton Watershed...............................................................................70 Upper Tieton Watershed ......................................................................72 Oak Creek Watershed ..........................................................................72 Bumping-American Watershed ...............................................................73 Naches Main Stem Watershed ................................................................73 Little Naches Watershed ......................................................................74 Rattlesnake Watershed ........................................................................75 Watershed Analysis Priority...................................................................76 Works Cited......................................................................................77 Appendices ....................................................................................... 80 Appendix A: Human Use Rating Criteria.................................................... 81 Criterion 1. Required by Law, Agreements, and Permits ................................81 Questions Addressed ........................................................................81