God's valley Meadows
Summary: God’s Valley Creek is
an Oregon
Anchor Habitat site which enters
the North Fork of the Nehalem River at River Mile 13 in
the Nehalem
River
basin. God’s Valley Meadow Creek (hereafter known
as Tributary C)
is a
low gradient stream which bisects the meadows and flows
into the God’s
Valley
Creek mainstem. God's Valley Meadows Creek
(Tributary C) has
several
problems that warrant restoration activites. A
culvert crossing
under
God's Valley Rd. is undersized and a winter velocity
barrier. Two
culvert
crossings used by ODFW to move mowing equipment are
undersized and
prone to
plugging. Past agricultural practices in God's
Valley resulted in
the
channelization of Reach 2 of Trib. C.
The riparian
vegetation Trib.
C is blackberry dominated. The stream lacks large wood
and in-stream
habitat
complexity. The Lower Nehalem Watershed Council
was awarded an
OWEB
technical assistance grant to contract with an
engineering firm to do
the following:
Complete topographic and hydrologic suveys of
Tributary C,
floodplain
area and infrastructure from upstream of God's Valley
County Road,
downstream
to God's Valley Creek; process survey data, develop
preliminary design
concepts
for natural channel reconstruction, culvert crossing
improvements, and
riparian
and instream enhancements for review by partners, and
develop final
designs and
permit applications for project implementation.
Status:
Funded/ In progress
Partners: Oregon
Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, US Fish and Wildlife
Service, Oregon
Watershed Enhancement Board
