Indian Creek Bull Trout Population
= Overview =
Indian Creek flows into the northwest end of Rimrock Reservoir, which inundated an extensive meadow complex known as McAllister Meadows after impoundment in 1925. Before impoundment Indian Creek was a tributary of the North Fork Tieton River. It becomes one again each year when the reservoir is drawn down and the North Fork Tieton River flows across the dry bed of the reservoir, usually between late September and mid-October. Fish passage conditions at the mouth of Indian Creek can deteriorate during this time period in dry years, although bull trout access was precluded only in 2001. Indian Creek originates in the William O. Douglas Wilderness Area, and approximately five miles of the stream is accessible to bull trout below a waterfall that is a total barrier to upstream passage. The lower four miles of this reach is on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, with the upper mile in the wilderness area. Several springs contribute flow to Indian Creek in the accessible reach; other than these no perennial tributaries enter the Indian Creek below the barrier waterfall. Short reaches of the creek can experience dewatering in extremely dry years.
== Population Information ==
=== Population Distribution and Life History ===
==== Natural Barriers limiting distribution ====
=== Population Genetics ===
=== Population Monitoring ===
==== Redd Survey Data ====
==== Other Distribution Data (eDNA, etc.) ====
=== Population Status and Trend ===
(Insert graph of redd counts; ideally via live link)
== Habitat ==
=== Habitat Overview ===
=== Extent of available spawning and rearing habitat ===
=== Habitat Monitoring ===
==== Field Habitat Surveys ====
==== Stream Temperature Data ====
==== Other Habitat Data/Monitoring ====
== Threats ==
Tied to stuff from SSA
=== Connectivity ===
==== Fish Passage Barriers (Check/update FDSI) ====
==== Entrainment (Dams? Irrigation Diversions?) ====
==== Dewatering due to flow management ====
==== Other? ====
=== Land-use Issues ===
==== Forestry ====
==== Agriculture and Grazing ====
==== Recreation ====
==== Roads and Development ====
==== Mining ====
==== Other ====
=== Ecological Interactions ===
==== Brook Trout ====
==== Other Invasive Species ====
==== Diminished Prey Base ====
==== Disease ====
=== Water Quantity and Quality ===
==== Flow issues/dewatering ====
==== Current and modeled future temperature conditions ====
(iFrame of NORWEST results?)
==== Other changes in hydrology ====
=== Fisheries Impacts ===
==== Angling Regulations/Fisheries Use/Poaching ====
==== Fisheries Management/Monitoring ====
=== Other Threats ===
== Summary of Primary Limiting Factors ==
(Look at threat summary table format and Teanaway example)
== Recovery Strategy ==
=== Population-level Recovery Strategy ===
(High-level discussion of priority needs)
=== Monitoring Needs/Key Questions ===
== Actions ==
=== Past Bull Trout Recovery Actions ===
(Mix of narrative and table, or could be a database)
=== Recommended Actions ===
(Link to or summarize BTAP database)
=== Actions in the Yakima Steelhead Recovery Plan that benefit this population ===
== Update Notes ==
(Time, people, process for last major updates)