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This project addresses unscreened, impassable irrigation water diversions that serve a less than efficient irrigation system. Major tasks include the installation of a fish screen, fish passage structure, mini-pivot irrigation systems, and site restoration by planting appropriate riparian tree and shrub species.
The project site includes a springbrook waterway known as Cabin Creek, and Dry Creek, which is a tributary to the Yakima River at RM 157. From the project site downstream to a side channel of the Yakima River is rearing habitat for juvenile spring Chinook salmon and resident fish (e.g. rainbow trout). The irrigation diversion structures currently blocks access to approximately 1.2 miles of rearing habitat.
The Kittitas County Conservation District is sponsoring this project as part of the Yakima Tributary Access and Habitat Program (YTAHP). YTAHP was conceived by a consortium of local irrigation and conservation districts, as well as WDFW (www.wa.gov/wdfw). The Bonneville Power Administration(BPA) awarded the YTAHP core team $2.2 million for FY02 to FY04. This funding will provide the staff and other infrastructure necessary to address hundreds of fish screen and passage projects on tributaries in the Yakima basin. Eleven sites in Kittitas and Yakima County were identified as early action, including this project site.
This project is an exceptional opportunity to provide immediate benefit to juvenile salmonids, while taking advantage of the resources and expertise provided through the YTAHP.

							Kittitas County Conservation District



		This project addresses unscreened, impassable irrigation water diversions that serve a less than efficient irrigation system. Major tasks include the installation of a fish screen, fish passage structure, mini-pivot irrigation systems, and site restoration by planting appropriate riparian tree and shrub species. The project site includes a springbrook waterway known as Cabin Creek, and Dry Creek, which is a tributary to the Yakima River at RM 157. From the project site downstream to a side channel of the Yakima River is rearing habitat for juvenile spring Chinook salmon and resident fish (e.g. rainbow trout). The irrigation diversion structures currently blocks access to approximately 1.2 miles of rearing habitat. The Kittitas County Conservation District is sponsoring this project as part of the Yakima Tributary Access and Habitat Program (YTAHP). YTAHP was conceived by a consortium of local irrigation and conservation districts, as well as WDFW (www.wa.gov/wdfw). The Bonneville Power Administration(BPA) awarded the YTAHP core team $2.2 million for FY02 to FY04. This funding will provide the staff and other infrastructure necessary to address hundreds of fish screen and passage projects on tributaries in the Yakima basin. Eleven sites in Kittitas and Yakima County were identified as early action, including this project site. This project is an exceptional opportunity to provide immediate benefit to juvenile salmonids, while taking advantage of the resources and expertise provided through the YTAHP. Snorkel survey by Pat Monk (Fish Biologist and YTAHP Core Team Member). KCCD staff surveying the site using a Total Station.