MAINSTEM TRINITY RIVER WATERSHED ANALYSIS

• INTRODUCTION
  • Background
  • Aquatic Conservation Strategy
  • Intent Of Watershed Analysis
  • Context/Scope of Mainstem Trinity River Watershed Analysis
  • Issure Identification
  • Northwest Forest Plan Land Allocations
• I. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE WATERSHED
  • The Analysis Area
  • Natural Processes
  • The Resources
  • Human Imprint
  • The Culture Today
  • The Trinity River Division of the Central Valley Project
  • Restoration Efforts
• II. ISSUES AND KEY QUESTIONS
  • Issues.
  • Key Questions
    • Channel Morphology and Fluvial Processes
    • Anadromous Fish
    • Riparian and Aquatic Ecosystems
    • Upland Sediment Dynamics
    • Land Use Practices and Human Values
• III. CURRENT CONDITIONS
  • Channel morphology/Fluvial processes
  • Anadromous Fisheries
  • Riparian and Aquatic Ecosystems
  • Upland Sediment Dynamics
  • Land Use Practices and Human Values
• IV. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CHANGE IN THE ANALYSIS AREA
  • PRE-EUROPEAN ERA
    • Channel Morphology/Fluvial Processes
    • Anadromous Fisheries
      • Mainstem Fisheries
      • Tributary Fisheries
    • Riparian and Aquatic Ecosystems
    • Upland Sediment Dynamics
    • Land Use Practices/Human Values
  • MINING ERA
    • Channel Morphology/Fluvial Processes
    • Anadromous Fisheries
      • Mainstem Fisheries
      • Tributary Fisheries
    • Riparian and Aquatic Ecosystems
    • Upland Sediment Dynamics
    • Land Use Practices/Human Values
  • LOGGING ERA
    • Channel Morphology/Fluvial Processes/Upland Sediment Dynamics
    • Anadromous Fisheries
      • Mainstem and Tributary Fisheries
    • Riparian and Aquatic Ecosystems
    • Land Use Practices/Human Values
  • POST-DAM ERA
    • Channel Morphology/Fluvial Processes/Upland Sediment Dynamics
    • Anadromous Fisheries
      • Mainstem Fisheries
      • Tributary Fisheries
    • Riparian and Aquatic Ecosystems
    • Land Use Practices/Human Values
• V. MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS, DATA GAPS AND MONITORING
  • Restore Stream Flows
    • Stream Flow Option 1: Restore the Natural Hydrograph
    • Constraints to restoring the natural hydrograph.
      • Physical Constraints
      • Ecological Constraints
      • Social Constraints
    • Stream Flow Option 2: Establish a Flow Regime which Mimics the Natural Hydrograph
  • Constraints to establishing a flow regime which mimics the natural hydrograph
    • Physical Constraints
    • Ecological Constraints
    • Social Constraints
  • Sediment Berm Removal
    • Constraints to Mechanical Sediment Berm Removal
      • Physical Constraints
      • Ecological Constraints
      • Social Constraints
  • Reduce Sediment Production in Tributaries
    • Constraints to Sediment reduction.
      • Physical constraints
      • Ecological constraints
      • Social constraints
  • Restore the Natural Fire Regime
    • Constraints of natural fire regime restoration
      • Physical Constraints
      • Ecological Constraints
      • Social Constraints
  • Data Gaps
  • Monitoring
• SECTION VI - DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS
• BIBLIOGRAPHY