Johnson Creek Confluence Habitat Enhancement Project
Limiting Factor
Degraded Channel Structure and Complexity
Lead Implementer
Johnson Creek Watershed Council
Funders
Meyer Memorial Trust, NOAA Fisheries, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
Project Primary Contact
Elizabeth Brosig (elizabeth@jcwc.org)
Project Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2024
Estimated Total Cost
$865,214.00
Secured Funding
$194,900.00
No Funding Source Identified Yet
$0.00
Targeted Funding
$670,314.00
Degraded Channel and Riparian Areas
Degraded Channel Structure and Complexity
The confluence of Johnson Creek with the Willamette River serves as important salmon habitat not only for Johnson Creek fish but also those runs destined for the upper Willamette as well. Because of its cooler water temperatures, the lower 1.5 miles of Johnson Creek is used by migrating spring Chinook as cold water refugia. In 2011 JCWC added 150 pieces of large wood to the confluence. Since that time half the wood has worked its way free and floated downstream. We now know more about stress forces and eddies in the area. This phase 2 project will supplement the phase I work and use more advanced installation techniques to ensure the structures perform and stay in place.
Targeted Performance Measure
- Biennium Status (Proposed Biennium 3 ) 2,024
- Large Wood Placement: 900.00 lf
- Riparian / Floodplain Native Planting Channel Length : 500.00 lf
Focal Species
- Chum
- Coho
- Fall Chinook
- Pacific Lamprey
- Spring Chinook
- Steelhead
Project Types
- Outreach / Landowner Engagement
- Restoration
FIP Bienniums
- FIP Biennium 3 work plan
Looking downstream at the Confluence of Johnson Creek and the Willamette River
Location
Budget
$89,900.00 Secured Funding: Meyer Memorial Trust (MMT)
$105,000.00 Secured Funding: OWEB Focused Investment Partn... (OWEB)
$570,314.00 Targeted Funding: NOAA – IIJA/B3 FIP (NOAA)
$100,000.00 Targeted Funding: OWEB Focused Investment Partn... (OWEB)
Photos
Looking upstream from the mouth of Johnson Creek (Timing: Before)
Project last updated 3/27/2023