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www.propertyrightsresearch.org/farms_don.htm

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http://tnc-ecomanagement.org/images/Sycan2.pdf

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http://www.geocities.com/scott_cotter/pbba1.htm

Excerpted from Meeting Summary

Hydrology Subcommittee Report

October 10, 2000

Bob Main noted that at the last meeting, Jonathan said he would complete the report on the synoptic measurements of the Sycan River. He has completed the report. Because of the size of the report, it is located on the Department's web page. Using your web browser, go to:

ftp://www.wrd.state.or.us/pub/studies/klamath-adr/

click on: "hydrology_model_output/

If you have any problems, contact Bob Main and he will E-mail it directly to you. The report was created in Microsoft Word.

The measurements taken last August, during the lowest flow period of the year, show that at the mouth, 95% of the water flowing came from two spring areas in the canyon of the Sycan River. There was no overland outflow out of the marsh. There was no appreciable flow in the river until about 10 miles down river from Sycan Marsh, in the Torrent Springs areas, where approximately 10 cfs [cubic feet per second] joined the river from springs in the canyon. There were no more appreciable gains from Torrent Springs to the Sycan Valley. The Sycan Valley is a significant discharge area, where approximately 10 cfs joined the river. An analysis of the record at the Sycan River stream gauge, located near the mouth, shows that about 84% of the water that falls in the basin fails to show up in the river at its mouth. That is remarkably low. It appears that there is a lot of water that falls in the Sycan sub-basin that is leaving by some path other than the river.

Bob Main noted that the other purpose for doing this report was to see if this would give an opportunity for a check on the consumptive use numbers in the distribution model. It was determined that it was not a good setting. Jonathan thinks that there is a reach of the Sprague River that will be a better laboratory for testing his consumptive use numbers.

Bob Main noted that in Jonathan's report, the photographs show how poorly developed the tributary channels are, suggesting that these tributaries seldom flow much water.

Klamath Project Operation and Clear Lake Releases

Jim Bryant said that the Upper Klamath Lake (Lake) is stabilized at 4139.50 (feet above sea level). It may start to increase depending on the weather over the next couple of months. Approximately 2100 acre-feet of water was purchased from wells in the area. Reclamation released about 23,000 acre-feet of water out of Clear Lake. The situation is stable now. The Refuges are getting about 140 cubic feet per second out of the Tule Lake area which about 50 is turned down to the Tule Lake area. About 120 cfs out of the Ady Canal, which is pretty close to the capacity. Things have stabilized in the Basin.

Don Hagglund asked what Jim's thoughts were regarding fall irrigation for agriculture use on the Running Y property adjacent to Upper Klamath Lake. Jim Bryant said there should not be a problem. He hadn't had a chance to evaluate things as of that day, but asked the Don to call him later.

Karl Wirkus discussed the Klamath Project NEPA and ESA Time line. Invitations were given to agencies to participate in this process. Those agencies consisted of county, state (California and Oregon), federal and irrigation districts. He said that they are near a report on final alternatives to be in preparation of the draft EIS. A long term operation plan has been in preparation for 5 five years and a draft is scheduled to available in February 2001. They are undergoing a multi-year type consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The draft Biological Assessment's are scheduled to be available in March 2001. The Bureau's plan is to have the final EIS to the public in October 2001.

Williamson River Restoration

Mark Stern of the Nature Conservancy (TNC), introduced Paul McCormick who would be making the presentation on TNC's Williamson River Restoration. Paul McCormick gave the group an overhead presentation. He presented the goals and history of the project and an update on the restoration activity to date. Paul noted that even though TNC is the lead organization in the restoration project, there are several other partners that have contributed, the Tribes, Fish & Wildlife, and Bureau of Reclamation, Natural Resource Conservation Service, along with some private organizations.

The restoration project is located near the mouth of the Williamson River. The project consists of approximately 7000 acres. Historically, it was an extensive wetland and flood plain habitat. The land was drained and developed for irrigated agriculture late in the last century. The goal of the project is to restore the historical ecological functions of the lower Williamson River and the delta area by recreating wetlands and reconnecting the wetlands to the river and to the Upper Klamath Lake. Some functions that they are trying to restore include increasing habitat for endangered species, provide water quality improvements in the lower Williamson River and to improve the overall habitat conditions for other native fish and wildlife species.

To date, the $800,000 project will continue through the summer. The Nature Conservancy received a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, through the Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, recommended by the Hatfield Upper Basin Working Group, to pay for the project.

http://www.wrd.state.or.us/publication/notices/klamath-sum/36_oct00sum.html

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http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/oregon/preserves/art5042.html

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http://pacific.fws.gov/bulltrout/recovery/chapters/ Chapter_2/C2_Implementation_Schedule.pdf

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http://columbiariver.fws.gov/Abstracts.doc

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http://www.oweb.state.or.us/board/archives/minutes0501.pdf  - Similar pages

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http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/winema/ukbwg/notes/00-12-11.shtml

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Sprague River Wetlands 201-189 John and Walter Kronenberger (Sycan River Wetlands ... September 20-21, 2001, meeting 201-217 The Nature Conservancy (Zumwalt Prairie ... www.oweb.state.or.us/board/archives/minutes0501.pdf

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Upper Klamath Basin Working Group - Meeting Notes ... The project is adjacent to the Wild/Scenic Sycan River area. ... The only big projects now are the BLM Wood River and The Nature Conservancy Tulana projects. ... www.fs.fed.us/r6/winema/ukbwg/notes/00-12-11.shtml

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Chapter Response to Issues, Concerns, and Opportunities ... number of acres of suitable timberland set aside to preserve old-growth wildlife species and for dispersed recreation The Oregon Nature Conservancy said uneven ... www.fs.fed.us/r6/winema/management/ forestplan/1990plan/winchap3.pdf  - More results from www.fs.fed.us

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Workshop on the Freshwater Mussels of the Pacific Northwest ... falcata with Stream Habitat Complexity Michelle Steg* The Nature Conservancy of Oregon ... In the Sycan River, a tributary from the east, M. falcata has the more ... www.columbiariver.fws.gov/pdfdocs/habitat/Proceedings.pdf

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Klamath Basin ... Lake, Yonna valleys 14 * Sprague River Valley and Lower Sycan River 14 * Spring ... Marsh Preserve (31,328 acres) is owned by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), which ... www.wetlands.dfw.state.or.us/pdfs/klamath_basin%20.pdf

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Flow Restor - Page 1 The Nature Conservancy © 2003 Flow Restoration Database Flow Restoration Database River/ Type of Flow Restored Flow Ecological Project Monitoring ... www.freshwaters.org/docs/flow_rest_db.pdf

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Flow Restoration Database - Page 1. Copyright 2003 The Nature Conservancy Page 1 of 44 RIVER TYPE OF RESTORED FLOW ECOLOGICAL PROJECT MONITORING REFERENCE FLOW COMPONENTS PURPOSES STATUS ... www.freshwaters.org/docs/flow_rest_db_4_03.pdf

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PROJECT TITLE: Breeding Bird Evaluation for property Procurement ... Klamath. 98-. CJ. Ralph. Williamson River. Klamath. Chiloquin. 98-. CJ. Ralph. Sycan River. Lake. Paisley. 92-. David F. DeSante. Deadhorse. Lake. Paisley. 92-. David F. DeSante. ... www.community.gorge.net/natres/pif/information/Directory.doc

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Water Allocation in the Klamath Reclamation Project, "Project ... in the Williamson River (at the Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge) and in the Sycan River (at Sycan Marsh, currently managed by The Nature Conservancy). ... http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/html/sr/sr1037/project.pdf 

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PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT for Klamath Basin Ecosystem ... and approximately 3,000 acres of wetlands), Reclamation's Agency Ranch (7,000 acres used for seasonal water storage), and The Nature Conservancy's Tulana Farm ... http://klamathfallsfwo.fws.gov/ero/eroea/ero_ea.pdf

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Page 1. Listing the Bull Trout under the Endangered Species Act Exposing the USFWS Passive-Aggressive Strategy to Prevent Protecting ... www.wildrockies.org/teci/info/Btrout.pdf

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MAPS Breeding Status Information - The Institute for Bird Populations (IBP) has become a partner with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) / Biological Resources Division (BRD) in the ... www.birdpop.org/nbii/status/default.asp

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Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 111 / Wednesday, June 10, 1998 / ... Page 1. 31647 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 111 / Wednesday, June 10, 1998 / Rules and Regulations sale or marketed. The phrase ... www.endangered.fws.gov/frpubs/f980610.pdf 

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Water Allocation in the Klamath Reclamation Project (Oregon State ... Page 1. Oregon State University Extension Service Special Report 1037 December 2002 Water Allocation in the Klamath Reclamation Project ... www.pcweb.net/karukdnr/wqdocuments/OSU%20Klamath%20Water%20Allocation.pdf 

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Water Resources ... Major tributaries to the Williamson River include Sycan River and ... the Williamson River by USFWS to the Upper Klamath Marsh and by The Nature Conservancy to the ... www.klamathbasincrisis.org/pdf-files/water.p