Beatty Creek Barrier Removal

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Beatty Creek Barrier Removal Channel
Reconstruction
Mike Kuttel, Jr.
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Project Information

• Sponsor Thurston Conservation District (TCD)
• Project Manager Mike Kuttel, Jr. Habitat
  Specialist, TCD
• Partners
• Washington Department of Fish Wildlife (WDFW)
• Lucas Family
• Dodge Family
• Rankin Family

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Background

• Project was originally identified by the Squaxin
  Island Tribe Natural Resources and brought to the
  attention of the Lead Entity
• All three adjacent landowners were supportive of
  the project
• Thurston Conservation District and Washington
  Department of Fish and Wildlife developed
  interlocal agreement and applied for SRFB funding
  in 2001
• This was one of the last projects that WDFW
  implemented on private property.

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Benefits Species Present

• Dam had blocked anadromous fish passage since the
  1940s
• Removal of dam restored passage to 1.33 miles of
  habitat
• Species Present
• Coho
• Coastal cutthroat
• Steelhead

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Cost

• SRFB funding 243,750
• WDFW match 41,600 (equipment labor)
• Thurston CD match 2,650 (plants labor)
• Total project cost 288,000

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Design Permitting

• Project designed by WDFW
• Engineer Pat Powers
• All permitting work completed by WDFW

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Instream Project Implementation

• WDFW construction crew completed all construction
  work WDFW engineers performed all construction
  oversight/inspection.
• Pre-cast concrete bridge 65 ft. long x 12 ft.
  wide with HS 20 load rating, abutments pre-cast
  off site
• Bridge arrived in three pieces and was placed
  with two cranes
• Temporary bypass road upstream of bridge site
  required for duration of project (3 months)
• Project required removal of approx. 1,200 cubic
  yards of accumulated sediment upstream from dam
  to reconstruct 300 ft. of stream channel,
  sediment disposed of on adjacent landowner
  property
• Three pools created and numerous pieces of LWD
  installed

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Riparian Project Implementation

• TCD developed a riparian planting plan and
  installed 240 native trees and shrubs in
  disturbed areas.
• TCD harvested and installed several thousand live
  willow and red-osier dogwood cuttings in willow
  terraces and along stream banks.
• TCD treated knotweed with herbicide in Sept. 2004
  and continues to try and eradicate this weed.

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Site Map
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July 2004
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July 2004
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Lessons Learned

• Water is very powerful, even in a stream this
  small. The first winter storms following
  completion blew out several channel spanning logs
  and a tremendous amount of gravel has moved
  through the project area.
• The majority of the project has remained very
  stable, with only two small areas of localized
  bank erosion.
• Small LWD jams installed by hand can be effective
  at controlling bank erosion and building gravel
  bars.
• Knotweed is very difficult to eradicate. Many
  people still arent aware of this invasive weed
  and the problems it causes.

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Channel Profile
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Willow Terraces
Sept. 2004
Sept. 2004
July 2006
Sept. 2004
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Small LWD Jams
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Knotweed
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More Information

• Thurston Conservation District
• Phone [phone]
• Web www.thurstoncd.com