Mid Klamath Watershed Council

The Upper Horse Creek Valley Channel Restoration Project Will Add Sinuosity, Off Channel, Side Channels and Wood Structures to 3 4 of a Mile of Horse Creek This Will Increase Habitat Complexity Deeper Pools, Diverse Microhabitats, More Spawning Gravel for Threatened Coho Salmon a Minimum of 1,420 Feet of New Habitat Will Be Created 24 Wood Structures Will Be Added to This 3 4 Mile Long Project Reach in Addition to the Existing 13 Wood Structures Dredge Gold Mining in the 1930S and 1940S Channelized and Restrained Horse Creek to the South Side of the Valley Which Has Had a Negative Impact on Salmonid Habitat Quality the Project Area Lacks a Diversity of Velocities During Higher Flows, Making Harsh Conditions for Overwintering Coho Salmon and a Lack of Spawning Gravel Project Partners Include the Service, and Mid Klamath Watershed Council, the Karuk Tribe, the Landowners, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration