Satsop River Floodplain Restoration Project Setting Satsop River

Satsop River Floodplain Restoration Project Setting

Satsop River Floodplain Restoration Project Goals: • • • Reduce Erosion Save Farm Soil Create Better Fish and Wildlife Habitat

Satsop River Floodplain Restoration Project Proposed Method: • • Remove 5200 ft of Dike Remove 2500 ft of Riprap Intended Hope: To reduce erosion and create habitat by: • Allowing river to reoccupy it’s natural channel migration zone • Allowing flood water to spread out across obstructed floodplain

Satsop River Floodplain Restoration Project Findings: • Remove 5200 ft of Dike • • YES Remove 2500 ft of Riprap • • No 2/3 of Length Possible 1/3 of Length … but

Satsop River Floodplain Restoration Project Historical Channel Planforms Would this Reduce Erosion and Save Farm Soil? • No -- increases uncertainty Would this Improve Habitat: • USCOE Seattle District 2001 Yes

Satsop River Floodplain Restoration Project Where do we go from here? • Held a meeting with County and Landowners – Alternatives Matrix • • Repairs to revetments – Port, Scott • • Local bank erosion countermeasures • Etc. Channel modifications – gravel removal Complete restoration of gravel pond site

Satsop River Floodplain Restoration Project Questions

Satsop River Floodplain Restoration Project

Satsop River Floodplain Restoration Project

Satsop River Floodplain Restoration Project