The upper horse creek valley channel restoration project proposes to increase sinuosity, create side channels and off-channel ponds (for a total of 1,500 feet of new channel) and will add wood…

The upper horse creek valley channel restoration project proposes to increase sinuosity, create side channels and off-channel ponds (for a total of 1,500 feet of new channel) and will add wood structures (total of 37 wood structures) and beaver DAM analogues (bdas) to mile (6-1 2 acres) of horse creek to benefit fish and other aquatic species, adding to the availability of spawning and rearing habitat that remains a limiting factor to the survival and growth of chinook and coho salmon, steelhead, and pacific lamprey. This project aligns with the conservation goals and objectives identified in the klamath basin integrated fisheries restoration and monitoring plan (ifrmp): draft restoration acton agenda for 2023 - 2024 (plan). The plan lists five priority project concepts for the upper klamath river sub-basin, three of which describe the upper horse creek valley channel restoration project. These three priority project concepts are: 1) reconnect floodplains and off-channel habitats by removal of levees and other barriers within the upper klamath river sub-basin, 2) identify and implement projects to protect existing or potential cold-water refugia for fish, and 3) install bdas in key upper klamath river tributaries toprovide improved seasonal fish rearing habitats.