ODFW AQUATIC INVENTORY PROJECTRESTORATION MONITORING
BRUSH CREEK TRIBUTARY
SITE ID: 239
GCG: 5-SC
SURVEY DATE: 2/25/2011
STREAM:
STREAM HABITAT REPORT
BASIN:
TREATMENT DATE:
SURVEY CREW:
REPORT PREPARED BY:
USGS MAPS:
ECOREGION:
SURVEY DESCRIPTION:
SURVEY COMMENTS:
OCEAN
Frank Drake and Keenan Smith
PORT ORFORD
Coastal Uplands
Matt Strickland / Charles Stein
Primary channel length (meters) and area (m²):
VWI average: Average Gradient:
Wood Volume (m³) per 100m:Pieces LWD per 100m:
Dominant landuse(s):
Dominant riparian vegetation:
Secondary channel length (meters) and area (m²)
580 1,540
249 296
8.1 VWI Range: 1.5 - 20 2.9%
17.814.0
: :
Percent pools: Complex pools (LWD pieces>=3): Pools >=1m deep:0
Unconstrained - predominantly single channelChannel morphology:
Designated green way area or park
Mixed conifer/deciduous: size class 30-50cm dbh
Percent substrate (avg): Silt / organics Sand Gravel Cobble Boulder Bedrock 6 22 50 21 0 1All units2 23 55 19 0 2Pool units0 15 58 27 0 0Fast water units
16% 3
This is a post treatment restoration survey. The crew noted numerous stream habitat structures and debris jams throughout the survey. The crew also noted the stream channel had moved laterally across the valley floor since a previous survey in 2009.
2005
REACH: 1__________ LOCATION: T33S-R15W-S25SE
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFEHABITAT INVENTORY
Report Date: 9/14/2011
BRUSH CREEK TRIBUTARY
REACH 1T33S-R15W-S25SE
SITE ID: 239GCG: 5-SCSurvey Date: 2/25/2011
Valley and Channel Summary
Narrow Valley Floor Broad Valley Floor Valley Characteristics (Percent Reach Length)
Steep V-shapeModerate V-shapeOpen V-shape
Constraining TerracesMultiple TerracesWide Floodplain
Valley Width Index
Channel Morphology (Percent Reach Length)
Hillslope
Constrained Unconstrained
BedrockTerraceAlt. Terrace/HillLanduse
Single ChannelMultiple ChannelBraided Channel
Channel Characteristics
Type Length (m) Area (m2) Dry Units
PrimarySecondary
Channel Dimensions (m)Wetted Active Floodprone First Terrace
Width:Depth:
Width:Height:
W:D ratio: Entrenchment (ACW:FPW ratio):Stream Flow Type:Average Unit Gradient:
Habitat Units/100m (total channel length):
0%0%
0%0%0%
100%0%0%
0%0%0%
0%0%
100%
8.1 VWI Range: 1.5 - 20
249 29607
580 1,540
2.20.23
4.80.4
7.70.7
8.21.0
13.9 1.6MF2.9%
7.2
Riparian, Bank, and Wood SummaryPrimary Secondary
Land Use:Riparian Vegetation:
GNM30
MTD30
Bank Condition and Shade
Bank Status Percent Reach Length Shade (% of 180)
Reach avg:Undercut Banks:
Large Wood DebrisTotal Total / 100m primary channel
All pieces (>=3m x 0.15m):Volume (m ):Key pieces (>=12m x 0.60m):
81103
4
14.017.80.7
4%9%
83%Actively Eroding:
8.0 8.0Water temperature (°C): -
64Range: 100 -
3
5n = 5n =
( 4.6 - 11.9( 0.6 - 0.8
( 5.4 - 12( 0.75 - 1.4
))
))
10.4Habitat Units/100m (primary channel length):
HABITAT DETAIL
Habitat Type Number Total Avg Total Large Substrate
Percent Wetted Area Units Length Width
Avg
Depth Area Boulders
(m) (m) (m) (m )2
(#>0.5m) S/O Snd Grvl Cbl Bldr Bdrk
REACH 1T33S-R15W-S25SE
HABITAT INVENTORY
Report Date: 9/14/2011
OREGON DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE BRUSH CREEK TRIBUTARYGCG: 5-SC SITE ID: 239
Survey Date: 2/25/2011
3DRY CHANNEL 50 1.4 0.00 75 0 0 18 63 18 0 05POOL-BACKWATER 18 1.4 0.29 22 0 31 55 6 8 0 03POOL-ISOLATED 10 1.2 0.20 11 0 48 40 12 0 0 0
18POOL-LATERAL SCOUR 126 2.5 0.43 287 3 2 23 55 19 0 24PUDDLED UNIT 97 0.9 0.06 90 0 0 20 55 25 0 0
26RIFFLE 525 2.5 0.15 1,345 5 0 15 58 27 0 01STEP/COBBLE 2 2.0 0.20 5 0 0 5 60 35 0 0
HABITAT SUMMARY
60 828 2.2 0.23 1,836 8 6 22 50 21 0 1Total:
Habitat Group Number Total AvgWetted Area Large Boulders Units Length Width
AvgDepth
Number (m) (m) (m) )2
(# / 100mPercent
Scour PoolsGlidesRifflesRapidsCascadesStep/FallsDry
Dammed & BW Pools 3327 1.4 0.268 1.81%287126 2.5 0.4318 15.64%
000 0.00%1,345525 2.5 0.1526 73.27%
000 0.00%000 0.00%52 2.0 0.201 0.26%
Culverts165147 1.1 0.047 9.01%
000 0.00%
030500000
0.0
0.00.4
0.00.00.00.0
(m )2
0.0
1.0
Avg:
REACH 1T33S-R15W-S25SE
HABITAT INVENTORY
Report Date: 9/14/2011
OREGON DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE BRUSH CREEK TRIBUTARYGCG: 5-SC SITE ID: 239
Survey Date: 2/25/2011
POOL SUMMARY
Total
All Pools:Pools >=1m deep:
Complex pools (LWD pieces>=3):
Pool frequency (channel widths/pool):
26
Residual pool depth (avg): 0.296.7
0
3
Total of all Channel Lengths
31.4
0.03.6
44.90.05.2
# / Km Primary Channel Length
# / Km
Summary of Riparian Zone (0-30m) transects
Total hardwoods/1000Total conifers/1000 ftTotal conifers >20" dbh/1000 fTotal conifers >35" dbh/1000 f
Average number of trees in a 5-meter wide band
Canopy closure and ground cover
Predominant landform in each zone
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zones 1-30-10 meters 10 - 20 meters 20 - 30 meters 0-30 meters
Conifer Hardwood Conifer Hardwood Conifer Hardwood Conifer HardwoodDiameterclass (cm)
3-15cm15-30cm30-50cm50-90cm>90cm
Total/100m2
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 30-10 meters 10 - 20 meters 20 - 30 meters
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 30-10 meters 10 - 20 meters 20 - 30 meters
Canopy closureShrub coverGrass/forb cover
HillslopeHigh terraceLow terraceFloodplainWetland/meadowStream channelRoadbed/RailroadRiprap
Surface slope (%)
3
99681
00
0.00.00.00.0
0.0
0.0
2.72.01.30.0
6.0
0.0
0.30.00.30.00.0
4.00.70.30.00.0
0.00.00.70.00.0
4.00.70.70.00.0
0.30.01.00.0
0.4
0.0
10.73.32.30.0
5.4
0.0
751668
702160
632564
5033
000
1700
5033
000
1700
3367
000000
39 35 26
0.7 5.0 0.7 5.3
(%) (%)(%)
(%) (%)(%)
RIPARIAN ZONE VEGETATION SUMMARY REACH 1
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFEHABITAT INVENTORY
Report Date:
BRUSH CREEK TRIBUTARY
9/14/2011Survey Date:
2/24/2011
GCG: 5-SC SITE ID: 239
Summary of Riparian Zone (0-30m) for all reaches transects
Total hardwoods/1000Total conifers/1000 ftTotal conifers >20" dbh/1000 fTotal conifers >35" dbh/1000 f
3
99681
00
Zones 1-30-30 meters
Conifer Hardwood
0.30.01.00.00.0
10.73.32.30.00.0
Diameterclass (cm)
3-15cm15-30cm30-50cm50-90cm>90cm
Average number of trees in a 5-m wide band
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
HABITAT INVENTORY - RIPARIAN SURVEY
BRUSH CREEK TRIBUTARY
2/24/2011
Summary of riparian zone (0-100 feet) extrapolated to 1,000 feet along stream
GCG: 5-SC SITE ID: 239
2/24/2011Survey Date:9/14/2011
Reach 1 1
HABITAT INVENTORY Report Date:
RIPARIAN ZONE VEGETATIONReach
Slope Canopy ShrubSurfaceZoneSideUnit
Cover (percent)
Grass 3-15 15-30 30-50 50-90 >90
Diameter class (cm)
Notes
SITE ID: 239GCG: 5-SC
OREGON DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE BRUSH CREEK TRIBUTARY (5-SC:239)
10 LT 1 HS 55 85 10 70
1 1
Conifer
Hardwood10 LT 2 HS 51 85 15 70
1
Conifer
Hardwood10 LT 3 HT 0 60 5 75
2 1
Conifer
Hardwood10 RT 1 HT 0 75 65 35
3 1
Conifer
Hardwood10 RT 2 HT 0 65 70 30
6
Conifer
Hardwood10 RT 3 HT 0 55 70 30
4
Conifer
Hardwood25 LT 1 HS 78 65 0 90
2 2 1
Conifer
Hardwood25 LT 2 HS 70 60 20 80
1 1
Conifer
Hardwood25 LT 3 HS 70 30 40 60
3
Conifer
Hardwood25 RT 1 HT 0 75 5 90
1 3 1
Conifer
Hardwood25 RT 2 SC 0 60 10 20 Conifer
Hardwood25 RT 3 HT 0 65 15 60
1
Conifer
Hardwood37 LT 1 HS 98 85 10 85
1 1
LEFT SIDE RIP. WAS ESTIMATED;
Conifer
Hardwood37 LT 2 HS 90 80 10 85
4 1
Conifer
Hardwood37 LT 3 HS 85 90 20 80 2
2
Conifer
Hardwood37 RT 1 SC 0 65 5 35 Conifer
Hardwood37 RT 2 HT 0 70 0 75 1 1
1
Conifer
Hardwood37 RT 3 HT 0 80 0 80
3
Conifer
Hardwood
UNIT# TYPE CHAN DIST. (m) NOTES
5-SC 239 BRUSH CREEK TRIBUTARY
COMMENTS
MONITORING AREA: SITE ID:
OREGON DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFEHABITAT INVENTORY
OREGON PLAN MONITORING SITESURVEY DATE:
STREAM:
COMMENT SUMMARY
2/24/2011
REACH
1 RI 00 32.5 WOODEN FOOT BRIDGE FOR BRUSH CR TRAIL. CS WITHGABIENS
BC, CS1
2 RI 01 70 DJ, SS/1
6 LP 01 92 DJ1
9 LP 00 98.9 DJ1
10 RI 00 123.9 TRAIL TO HATCHERY INTAKEBC1
11 RI 00 143 FOR HWY 101/CS1
12 LP 00 146.6 /CS, DJ1
14 RI 01 192.3 DJ, HS1
15 BW 10 192.3 DJ1
17 RI 01 211.3 HS1
18 BW 10 211.3 HAB LOG CREATEDDJ1
21 BW 10 240.9 DJ1
UNIT# TYPE CHAN DIST. (m) NOTES
5-SC 239 BRUSH CREEK TRIBUTARY
COMMENTS
MONITORING AREA: SITE ID:
OREGON DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFEHABITAT INVENTORY
OREGON PLAN MONITORING SITESURVEY DATE:
STREAM:
COMMENT SUMMARY
2/24/2011
REACH
24 LP 01 257.9 DJ1
28 RI 01 303.7 HS1
29 PD 02 303.7 ACW 5.71
30 PD 02 303.7 /TJ1
32 PD 02 303.7 ACW 5.9. RSNAM1
33 RI 01 328.7 HS, DJ1
34 DC 03 328.7 HS1
35 RI 00 353.7 DJ1
36 RI 00 378.7 DJ1
37 RI 01 403.7 DJ1
41 RI 01 446.7 HS1
42 LP 01 452.3 DJ, HS1
UNIT# TYPE CHAN DIST. (m) NOTES
5-SC 239 BRUSH CREEK TRIBUTARY
COMMENTS
MONITORING AREA: SITE ID:
OREGON DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFEHABITAT INVENTORY
OREGON PLAN MONITORING SITESURVEY DATE:
STREAM:
COMMENT SUMMARY
2/24/2011
REACH
44 LP 01 479.2 DJ1
46 LP 02 479.2 RSNAM1
47 DC 02 479.2 DJ1
50 RI 01 517.9 DJ1
51 LP 01 522.9 DIVERSION STRUCTURECS1
57 LP 00 555.4 HS1
58 RI 01 579.5 DJ1
59 RI 02 579.5 DJ1
60 LP 02 579.5 DJ1
Upstream view at the start of the survey. Upstream view of old hatchery pumphouse near unit 8.
Upstream view of secondary channel near unit 29. View of floodplain near unit 35.
Downstream view of floodplain near unit 37 Upstream view of structure near unit 51.Keenan Smith in photo. Keenan Smith in photo.
5-SC 239 Brush Creek Trib (Brush Creek Basin) 2011 Winter Restoration Survey Photographs
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239
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382000.000000
383000.000000
383000.000000
384000.000000
384000.000000
385000.000000
385000.000000
4725
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0000
0
4725
000.0
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0
4726
000.0
0000
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4726
000.0
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4727
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4727
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0
4728
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0
4728
000.0
0000
0
4729
000.0
0000
0
4729
000.0
0000
0
#* Restoration Start Point
#* Restoration End Point
D Potential Barrier
Spawning Survey Segments
Restoration Site ID: 239Stream: Brush Creek Trib
T33S- R15W - S25USGS Map: Port Orford
Basin: Ocean µ0 0.5 10.25
Kilometers