Grouse Creek Stream Restoration - Phase II

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Anabranch Solutions

State:

Utah

Stream Name:

Cotton Creek, Kimbell Creek, Pine Creek

Watershed:

Grouse Creek

Implementation Date:

Jun. 23, 2017

Treatment Length (m):

8850

LT-PBR Structures:

114

Project Goals and Objectives

The goals of Phase II were to use lessons learned during the pilot phase (October 2016) to implement a larger scale restoration in three creeks in the upper Grouse Creek watershed. The goals of this project were to 1) create immediate deep water habitat suitable for beaver translocation, 2) increase mesic resources for sage grouse by increasing lateral connectivity and extend the duration and amount of late season streamflow for a working livestock operation.

Structure Construction Elements

We built BDAs and PALS (referred to as 'non-ponding dams' in the design report), composed of materials available on-site including juniper, sagebrush, and willow. We built both post-assisted and post-less structures.

Project Photos