The henrys fork foundation (HFF), a nonprofit watershed conservation organization, will partner with fremont-madison irrigation district (fmid) to improve fisheries in the snake river basin,…

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Henry's Fork Foundation, a non-profit watershed conservation organization, a $628,750 Project Grant under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to improve fisheries in the Snake River Basin. The funding will support the development of new data infrastructure and expansion of hydrologic modeling of the South Fork Snake River. This will provide stakeholders and managers with the data, models, and short-term streamflow forecasts needed to more precisely manage storage reservoirs and enhance water supply reliability, operational flexibility, and overall water management in the region. The project is expected to be completed by September 30, 2026.

Activities

Develop new data infrastructure and expansion of hydrologic modeling of the south fork snake river.expected deliverables or outcomes: to support further improvements in water management on the henrys fork and expand them to the south fork, this project will provide stakeholders and managers with the data, models, and short-term streamflow forecasts needed to more precisely manage storage reservoirs.

Intended beneficiaries

The optimizing data collection, data availability, and streamflow forecasting to enhance fisheries in the snake river watershed project (project) achieves the public purpose of the act by increasing water supply reliability, providing flexibility in water operations, and improving water management.subrecipient activities (if known or specified at time of award): n a