Cow Creek
Watershed Information
| PRODUCTION | |||||
| Species | 1967-1991 Baseline | Target | 1992-2009 Average | Increase | Percent Change |
| fall-run Chinook salmon | 2,330 | 4,600 | 1,837 | -493 | -21.2 |
| WATERSHED STATISTICS | ANADROMOUS HABITAT | COORDINATORS | |||
| Watershed area:
425 square miles Watershed Priority: not designated Total storage: 0 acre-feet |
Historic:
Unknown miles Current: To be determined miles ( 0 %) |
Brenda Olson |
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| STATUS | |||||
| The current fall-run average of 3,087 is based on only two years of escapement data, 2006 and 2007. | |||||
| RESTORATION | |||||
| Projected number of restoration projects: >3 Projected total cost of restoration: $6,000,000.00 | |||||
| Total invested to date: AFRP $15,000.00 other $0.00 | |||||
Projects
| YEARS | PROJECT TITLE | LAST UPDATE |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 - 2000 | Initiate Water Quality Studies | 7/7/2010 |
| 1999 - 2001 | Evaluate intermittent east and west-side tributaries to the upper mainstem Sacramento River as rearing habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon. | 7/7/2010 |
| 2003 - 2005 | Cow Creek: Develop a Watershed Management Plan. | 7/7/2010 |
Documents
Preliminary Water Quality Assessment of Cow Creek Tributaries. 0.712 mb (.712 MB)
Scope of Work: Cow Creek Watershed Plan Development. 2.94 mb (2.94 MB)
Cow Creek video station 1- 2007, 0.879 mb (.879 MB)
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Actions and Evaluations
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| Not Addressed | A4. Fence select riparian corridors within the watershed to exclude livestock. |
| Not Addressed | A3. Improve passage at agricultural diversion dams. |
| Not Addressed | A2. Screen all diversions to protect all life history stages of anadromous fish. |
| Not Addressed | A1. Supplement flows with water acquired from willing sellers consistent with applicable guidelines or negotiate agreements to provide flows for suitable passage and spawning for fall-run chinook salmon adults and adequate summer rearing habitat for juvenile steelhead. |
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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