Miners Creek is a tributary to French Creek and another highly productive Coho Salmon stream within Scott River watershed. BDA construction was done in two phases. The first series of BDAs was constructed in 2015 and the second in 2018.
Miners Creek, although a relatively small stream system, is a highly productive Coho Salmon stream. This site has had two separate phases of construction, the first in 2015 and the second 2018. This project, in collaboration with the landowner, aims at provided critical overwintering habitat along with a increasing the residence time of the water, allowing for sediment deposition and increase riparian health.
Monitoring activities include fish utilization, surface and groundwater elevations, stream flow, stream temperature, dissolved oxygen, riparian vegetation, beaver activity and localized precipitation.
This project has been funded by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Coho Enhancement Fund (CEF) administered by National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), Humboldt State University (HSU) and California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW). This project is located on private land.
