Habitat limiting factors Yakima River Watershed, Water Resource Inventory Areas 37-39 : Final Report

Date

2001-12

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Publisher

Washington State Conservation Commission

Abstract

Section 10 of Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2496 (Salmon Recovery Act of 1998), directs the Washington State Conservation Commission, in consultation with local government and treaty tribes to invite private, federal, state, tribal, and local government personnel with appropriate expertise to convene as a Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The purpose of the TAG is to identify limiting factors for salmonids. Limiting factors are defined as “conditions that limit the ability of habitat to fully sustain populations of salmon, including all species of the family Salmonidae.” This report includes formal habitat inventories or studies specifically directed at evaluating fish habitat, other watershed data not specifically associated with fish habitat evaluation, and personal experience and observations of the watershed experts that participated in the technical advisory group. The analysis of habitat conditions in the Yakima Basin (WRIAs 37-39) and associated action recommendations is based on these data. This report represents a “snapshot-in-time” portrayal of salmonid habitat conditions. This information can and should be used by the Lead Entity (HB2496) and the Watershed Planning Unit (HB 2514) in the development of salmonid habitat protection and restoration strategies. It should be considered a living document, updated periodically with additional habitat assessment data and habitat restoration successes, as information becomes available.

Description

364 page report, pdf

Keywords

BTAP, Hydrology, Yakima Basin, Bull Trout Populations, Habitat, Land use, Salmon

Citation

Haring, D. (2001). Habitat limiting factors Yakima River Watershed, Water Resource Inventory Areas 37-39 : Final Report (p. 364). Washington State Conservation Commission.

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