Cedar Creek Dam Removal

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Cedar Creek Dam Removal
Sandy Dotts Watershed Stewardship Team Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife
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Bull trout found below Cedar Creek Dam in July
2003
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Remove or Repair?
Cedar Creek Dam in high flows May 2001
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The Pursuit of Funding
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PARTNERSHIPS
Captain Ron Lundberg
Vaagen Bros. Lumber
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FUNDING
TOTAL 985,993 SRFB 810,455 (82) Match
175,538 (18) Ecology 61,000 (Terry
Husseman FCAAP) USFWS 50,000 In-kind
64,538
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OBJECTIVES

• Restore channel processesallow for fish passage
  of all species/life stages historically present

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OBJECTIVES

• Restore stream form and function..watershed
  hydrology, sediment and wood transport

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OBJECTIVES

• Reduce water temperature

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OBJECTIVES

• Restore riparian and floodplain cover and function

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OBJECTIVES

• Eliminate dam failure risk

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SURVEY DESIGN
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PROJECT DESIGN

• Full sediment removal
• Off-site sediment disposal
• Nature-like channel reconstruction lots of
  large wood, river rock
• Biotechnical bank stabilization
• Riparian restoration using stockpiled, on-site
  vegetation and other native materials

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PERMITTING
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FINALLY. DE-CONSTRUCTION
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FISH SALVAGE REMOVAL
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DEWATERING
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EXCAVATION
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DAM REMOVAL
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Soil Encapsulated Lifts
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Now you see it!
Now you dont!
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BEFORE
AFTER
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Lessons Learned
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1 - Use experienced planting crews!
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2 - Be prepared for the unexpected
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Questions?