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Metric 1604: # of acres of channel/side-channel habitat reconnected or added in the estuarine zone - Published

Basics

Metric Type ID:

1604

Metric Name:

# of acres of channel/side-channel habitat reconnected or added in the estuarine zone

Metric Unit Type:

number

Is Numeric:

Yes

Precision:

0.01

Metric Guidance

Metric Guidance ID	Description	Used on Work Elements
241	Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. ; Estuarine: Habitat that is part of a semi-enclosed coastal body of water that is subject to the ebb and flow of tides, with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the nearshore marine zone. This includes habitat impacted by the highest high and lowest low tides of a year. Estuaries are environments whose pH, salinity, and water levels are subject to the ebb and flow of tides, and the physical and chemical properties of the river that feeds the estuary and the ocean from which it derives its salinity. This habitat includes floodplain/riparian habitat subject to inundation from the tides.; ;	30

Work Elements That Use This Metric

1 Work Element Associated With Metric 1604: # of acres of channel/side-channel habitat reconnected or added in the estuarine zone

Work Element	Work Element Association Status	Description	FY Start	FY End	Guidance ID	Guidance	Required / Optional	Is Activated By Default	Included in PI	Supports PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz)	PNSHP Metric Code	PNSHP Metric
30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel	Expired	This work element is intended for adding sinuosity, meanders, side channels, and/or off-channel habitats (e.g., sloughs or oxbows). Actions include reconnection of historical channels, excavation of new channels, or actions that significantly alter channel planform, profile, and cross-section. Channel modifications should create diverse habitats (pools, riffles, glides and runs) while retaining characteristic features and forms over time. These actions should increase stream channel and/or side channel length and acreage. This WE may be the main emphasis of an aquatic habitat restoration project, or part of a larger habitat project. Design review should be at 80% completion before contracting to help assure implementation and expenditure of contracted funds. When this WE is used, the contract must also include 175. Produce Design . If work is solely to add structures/features within the existing channel, then use 29. Increase Aquatic and/or Floodplain Complexity . If structures are being added to resolve a fish passage barrier, use 184. Install Fish Passage Structure . If work is to create, restore, or enhance wetland function then use 181. Create, Restore, and/or Enhance Wetland	2011	2010	241	Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. ; Estuarine: Habitat that is part of a semi-enclosed coastal body of water that is subject to the ebb and flow of tides, with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the nearshore marine zone. This includes habitat impacted by the highest high and lowest low tides of a year. Estuaries are environments whose pH, salinity, and water levels are subject to the ebb and flow of tides, and the physical and chemical properties of the river that feeds the estuary and the ocean from which it derives its salinity. This habitat includes floodplain/riparian habitat subject to inundation from the tides.; ;	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.9.c.3	Acres of estuary treated

Rationale:

Associated Measures

Measure	HLI
acres improved in various ways	Habitat Acres
acres treated instream
acres improved in riparian areas

PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz)

Supports PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz):

Yes

PNSHP Metric Association	Work Element
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.9 Estuarine/Nearshore Project C.9.c.1 Channel modification C.9.c.3 Acres of estuary treated	30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel

Summary

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