Bear River
Watershed Information
| PRODUCTION | |||||
| Species | 1967-1991 Baseline | Target | 1992-2009 Average | Increase | Percent Change |
| fall-run Chinook salmon | 639 | 450 | 0 | -639 | |
| WATERSHED STATISTICS | ANADROMOUS HABITAT | COORDINATORS | |||
| Watershed area:
292 square miles Watershed Priority: not designated Total storage: 174,000 acre-feet |
Historic:
16 miles Current: 16 miles ( 100 %) |
Mike Healey Beth Campbell |
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| RESTORATION | |||||
| Projected number of restoration projects: >2 Projected total cost of restoration: $82,500.00 | |||||
| Total invested to date: AFRP $0.00 other $0.00 | |||||
Projects
No AFRP projects have been conducted on this Watershed.
Documents
No Documents are available for this watershed.
Actions and Evaluations
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| Not Addressed | E4. Evaluate the extent that poaching or fishing reduces the numbers of adult sturgeon. |
| Not Addressed | E3. Monitor water quality, particularly at agricultural return outfalls, and evaluate potential effects on anadromous fish. Duration 5 years |
| Not Addressed | E2. Evaluate the extent that white sturgeon and green sturgeon use the Bear River for spawning and rearing. |
| Ongoing | E1. Determine and evaluate instream flow requirements that ensure adequate flows for all life stages of all salmonids.This evaluation would include an analysis of Dry Creek, a major tributary to the Bear. |
| Not Addressed | A4. Negotiate removal or modification of the culvert crossing at Patterson Sand and Gravel and other physical and chemical barriers impeding anadromous fish migration. |
| Not Addressed | A3. Screen all diversions to protect all life history stages of anadromous fish. |
| Not Addressed | A2. Provide adequate water temperatures for all life-stages of chinook salmon and steelhead. |
| Not Addressed | A1. Supplement flows with water acquired from willing sellers consistent with applicable guidelines or negotiate agreements to improve conditions for all life history stages of chinook salmon and steelhead. |
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Partners
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Watersheds
- American River
- Antelope Creek
- Battle Creek
- Bear Creek
- Bear River
- Big Chico Creek
- Butte Creek
- Calaveras River
- Central Valley
- Clear Creek
- Cosumnes River
- Cottonwood Creek
- Cow Creek
- Deer Creek
- Elder Creek
- Feather River
- Lower Sacramento River
- Merced River
- Mill Creek
- Misc. Upper Sacramento Tributaries
- Mokelumne River
- Paynes Creek
- Sacramento River Basin
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
- San Joaquin River
- Stanislaus River
- Stony Creek
- Thomes Creek
- Tuolumne River
- Upper Mainstem Sacramento River
- Yuba River