ODFW AQUATIC INVENTORY PROJECT

STREAM REPORT STREAM: McCoy Creek Tributary A1 BASIN: Donner and Blitzen DATES: August 9, 2005 SURVEY CREW: Tom Stassen and Nicole Judge REPORT PREPARED BY: S. Stein STREAM ORDER: 2 BASIN AREA: 3.4km2 FIRST ORDER TRIBUTARIES: 1 USGS MAPS: Wildhorse Lake ECOREGION: High Desert HUC NUMBER: 17120003 LLID: none GENERAL DESCRIPTION: (T32S-R33E-S34NW) The McCoy Creek Tributary A1 habitat survey began at the confluence with

McCoy Creek Tributary A and continued upstream 1,144 meters. The channel was bedrock-constrained in a moderate v-shaped valley floor. The average valley width index was 2.4 (range: 1.2-5.0). Land uses for the reach were wilderness area and light grazing. The average unit gradient was 7.1 percent. Cascades (43%), scour pools (28%), and rapids (23%) were the dominant stream habitats. Bedrock (34%), cobble (23%), gravel (21%), and boulder (19%) comprised most of the primary stream substrate. No large wood debris was recorded in the reach. The average residual pool depth was 0.31m. The trees found most frequently in the riparian zones were hardwoods 3-15cm (based on four riparian transects).

COMMENTS The crew observed trout. There is a 1.6m bedrock step at unit 11 (88 meters) that was a potential

barrier to upstream fish migration. The upper fish distribution was not determined.

There were many spring seeps entering the stream. Cattle activity was noted in the upper length of the reach.

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OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFEHABITAT INVENTORY Survey Date: 8/8/2005Report Date: 12/27/2007

MCCOY CREEK TRIB A1

REACH 1 REACH 1T32S-R33E-S34NWValley and Channel Summary

Narrow Valley Floor Broad Valley Floor Valley Characteristics (Percent Reach Length)

Steep V-shapeModerate V-shapeOpen V-shape

Constraining TerracesMultiple TerracesWide Floodplain

Valley Width Index

Channel Morphology (Percent Reach Length)

Hillslope

Constrained Unconstrained

BedrockTerraceAlt. Terrace/HillLanduse

Single ChannelMultiple ChannelBraided Channel

Channel Characteristics

Type Length (m) Area (m2) Dry Units

PrimarySecondary

Channel Dimensions (m)Wetted Active Floodprone First Terrace

Width:Depth:

Width:Height:

W:D ratio: Entrenchment (ACW:FPW ratio):Stream Flow Type:Average Unit Gradient:

Habitat Units/100m (total channel length):

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0%100%

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2.4 VWI Range: 1.2 - 5

77 9903

1,144 1,551

1.50.18

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15.4 1.9LF7.1%

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Riparian, Bank, and Wood SummaryPrimary Secondary

Land Use:Riparian Vegetation:

WAS

LGG

Bank Condition and Shade

Bank Status Percent Reach Length Shade (% of 180)

Reach avg:Undercut Banks:

Large Wood DebrisTotal Total / 100m primary channel

All pieces (>=3m x 0.15m):Volume (m ):Key pieces (>=12m x 0.60m):

310

0.30.00.0

3%0%

33%Actively Eroding:

16.0 16.0Water temperature (°C): -

10Range: 100 -

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9n = 1n =

( 4.5 - 13.5( 0.4 - 0.6

( 13.5 - 13.5( 0.9 - 0.9

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8.2Habitat Units/100m (primary channel length):

REACH 1 REACH 1T32S-R33E-S34NWHABITAT DETAIL

Habitat Type Number Total Avg Total Large Substrate

Percent Wetted Area Units Length Width

Avg

Depth Area Boulders (m) (m) (m) (m )2 (#>0.5m) S/O Snd Grvl Cbl Bldr Bdrk

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

HABITAT INVENTORY Survey Date: 8/8/2005Report Date: 12/27/2007

MCCOY CREEK TRIB A1

13CASCADE/BEDROCK 289 1.0 0.07 292 109 0 0 5 8 12 7417CASCADE/BOULDERS 328 1.2 0.11 424 185 0 0 18 33 40 9

2DRY CHANNEL 35 1.9 0.00 68 8 3 16 41 26 11 518POOL-LATERAL SCOUR 113 1.9 0.31 227 38 0 5 32 28 4 32

5POOL-PLUNGE 22 3.0 0.40 66 12 0 11 39 20 10 2012POOL-STRAIGHT SCOUR 77 1.9 0.35 148 32 0 3 30 18 6 43

2POOL-TRENCH 13 1.8 0.35 23 3 0 5 5 8 0 821PUDDLED UNIT 22 1.2 0.05 26 12 0 0 10 76 14 05RAPID/BEDROCK 73 1.1 0.08 90 14 0 0 4 7 3 86

13RAPID/BOULDERS 241 1.2 0.08 284 84 0 0 28 36 31 53STEP/BEDROCK 3 0.4 0.03 2 5 0 0 0 0 10 903STEP/BOULDERS 4 0.3 0.04 1 17 0 0 0 0 100 0

HABITAT SUMMARY

POOL SUMMARY

94 1,220 1.5 0.18 1,650 519 0 2 21 23 19 34Total:

Habitat Group Number Total Avg

Wetted Area Large Boulders Units Length Width

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Depth

Number (m) (m) (m) )2

(# / 100mPercent

Scour PoolsGlidesRifflesRapidsCascadesStep/FallsDry

Dammed & BW Pools 000 0.00%463224 2.0 0.3337 28.09%

000 0.00%000 0.00%

374314 1.2 0.0818 22.64%716617 1.1 0.0930 43.41%

37 0.4 0.036 0.21%

Culverts9357 1.7 0.023 5.65%

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All Pools:Pools >=1m deep:

Complex pools (LWD pieces>=3):

Pool frequency (channel widths/pool):

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Residual pool depth (avg):

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Number Total Avg Total Large Substrate Percent Wetted Area Units Length Width

AvgDepth Area Boulders

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(#>0.5m)S/O Snd Grvl Cbl Bldr Bdrk

STREAM SUMMARY MCCOY CREEK TRIB A1

Scour Pools

Glides

Riffles

Rapids

Cascades

Step/FallsDry

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Culverts

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716 43.41%

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Unsurveyed 0 0.00%

MCCOY CREEK TRIBUTARY A1 (DONNER AND BLITZEN BASIN)2005 HABITAT DISTRIBUTION

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Summary of Riparian Zone (0-30m) transects

Total hardwoods/1000Total conifers/1000 ftTotal conifers >20" dbh/1000 ftTotal conifers >35" dbh/1000 ft

Average number of trees in a 5-meter wide band

Canopy closure and ground cover

Predominant landform in each zone

Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zones 1-30-10 meters 10 - 20 meters 20 - 30 meters 0-30 meters

Conifer Hardwood Conifer Hardwood Conifer Hardwood Conifer HardwoodDiameterclass (cm)

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Total/100m2

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Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 30-10 meters 10 - 20 meters 20 - 30 meters

Canopy closureShrub coverGrass/forb cover

HillslopeHigh terraceLow terraceFloodplainWetland/meadowStream channelRoadbed/RailroadRiprap

Surface slope (%)

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RIPARIAN ZONE VEGETATION SUMMARYREACH 1 REACH 1

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

HABITAT INVENTORY Report Date:

MCCOY CREEK TRIB A1

12/27/2007 Survey Date: 8/9/2005

Summary of Riparian Zone (0-30m) for all reaches transects

Total hardwoods/1000Total conifers/1000 ftTotal conifers >20" dbh/1000 ftTotal conifers >35" dbh/1000 ft

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732000

Zones 1-30-30 meters

Conifer Hardwood

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Average number of trees in a 5-m wide band

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

HABITAT INVENTORY - RIPARIAN SURVEY

MCCOY CREEK TRIB A1

8/9/2005

Summary of riparian zone (0-100 feet) extrapolated to 1,000 feet along stream

8/9/2005Survey Date:12/27/2007

Reach 1 1

HABITAT INVENTORY

MCCOY CREEK TRIB A1

Report Date:

RIPARIAN ZONE VEGETATIONReach

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Slope Canopy ShrubSurfaceZoneSideUnit

Cover (percent)

Grass 3-15 15-30 30-50 50-90 >90

Diameter class (cm)

Notes

7 LF 1 HS 52 30 40 60

6 1

11T 0367705 4730881

Conifer

Hardwood7 LF 2 HS 35 55 40 60

4 1

Conifer

Hardwood7 LF 3 HS 20 35 70 30

10

Conifer

Hardwood7 RT 1 HS 45 10 30 10 Conifer

Hardwood7 RT 2 HS 5 0 25 25 Conifer

Hardwood7 RT 3 HS 7 0 10 90 Conifer

Hardwood29 LF 1 HS 7 0 30 10 11T 0367911

4730648Conifer

Hardwood29 LF 2 HS 21 0 10 20 Conifer

Hardwood29 LF 3 HS 14 0 90 10 Conifer

Hardwood29 RT 1 HS 10 0 10 85 Conifer

Hardwood29 RT 2 HS 5 0 0 100 Conifer

Hardwood29 RT 3 HS 1 0 0 95 Conifer

Hardwood59 LF 1 HS 55 0 60 10 11T 0368147

4730717Conifer

Hardwood59 LF 2 HS 20 0 80 10 Conifer

Hardwood59 LF 3 HS 7 0 80 10 Conifer

Hardwood59 RT 1 HS 30 5 70 20 Conifer

Hardwood59 RT 2 HS 25 0 30 70 Conifer

Hardwood59 RT 3 HS 5 40 50 30

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Conifer

Hardwood89 LF 1 HS 25 5 60 25 11T 0368433

4730844Conifer

Hardwood

89 LF 2 HS 3 0 75 10 Conifer

Hardwood89 LF 3 HS 3 0 90 10 Conifer

Hardwood89 RT 1 HS 10 5 10 35 Conifer

Hardwood89 RT 2 HS 30 35 15 60

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MCCOY CREEK TRIBUTARY A1 2005 COMMENT SUMMARY

REACH UNIT# TYPE CHAN DIST.(m) COMMENTS NOTE_ESTIMATOR NOTE_NUMERATOR

1 1 RR 01 6 START SURVEY T IS 16 AT 18401 5 SB 00 30 H IS .61 6 LP 00 35 TROUT1 7 CB 00 64 PN 2 TROUT1 10 PP 00 88 2 TROUT1 11 SR 00 88 PN H IS 1.61 15 LP 00 156 /SS1 20 SR 00 244 H IS .81 24 CR 00 311 /SS1 31 RB 00 416 SS/1 32 CB 00 429 /SS1 33 SP 00 441 /SS CATTLE ACTIVITY1 34 CB 00 445 /SS1 35 SP 00 449 /SS1 44 CB 00 559 /SS1 50 SB 00 593 H IS .351 54 SB 00 655 H IS .4 T IS 17 13301 62 SR 00 748 H IS 1.21 73 CR 00 871 SS/ T IS 5.5 AT SEEP1 75 RR 00 904 /SS1 79 RB 00 963 CATTLE ACTIVITY CATTLE ACTIVITY1 83 RB 00 1007 VWI IS 41 88 DC 02 CATTLE ACTIVITY1 93 TP 00 1134 T IS 17 AT 15301 94 CB 00 1144 END AT /TJ END AT TJ NEAR HEADWATERS

Copyright (C) 1998, Maptech, Inc.

Name: WILDHORSE LAKEDate: 12/27/2007Scale: 1 inch equals 2000 feet

Location: 11 0368237 E 4731083 NCaption: MCCOY CREEK TRIBUTARY A1 HABITAT SURVEY

DONNER BLITZEN BASIN2005 SUMMER

START SURVEYEND SURVEY

REACH 1

McCoy Creek Tributary A1 (Donner and Blitzen Basin)

Summer 2005

Reach 1 – Unit 11

Step-over-bedrock -potential natural barrier

Reach 1 – Unit 29

an example of the riparian zone and land use

Reach 1 – Unit 89

riparian transect