Clear Creek Confluence
Limiting Factor
Degraded Channel Structure and Complexity
Lead Implementer
Clackamas River Basin Council
Funders
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
Project Primary Contact
Isaac Sanders (isaac@clackamasriver.org)
Project Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2027 - 2030
Estimated Total Cost
$780,544.00
Secured Funding
$0.00
No Funding Source Identified Yet
$0.00
Targeted Funding
$780,544.00
Degraded Channel and Riparian Areas
Degraded Channel Structure and Complexity
The proposed Clear Creek Confluence project is located at the confluence of Clear Creek and the Clackamas River. The project focuses on increasing physical habitat and complexity at the mouth of Clear Creek and an upstream alcove. 2.7 acres of invasive species removal will promote the recolonization of the property by native species. Replanting the area with native riparian vegetation will encourage understory development as well as provide future sources of large wood.
Large wood placement is proposed along 1,350 linear feet of channel. Placement includes 7 complexity log jams, 12 to 25 pieces each. Structures are proposed along river left, as well an apex jam and outlet jam.
Large wood placement is proposed along 1,350 linear feet of channel. Placement includes 7 complexity log jams, 12 to 25 pieces each. Structures are proposed along river left, as well an apex jam and outlet jam.
Targeted Performance Measure
- Large Wood Placement: 2,700.00 lf
- Riparian / Floodplain Invasive Species Removal Area: 3.00 acres
- Riparian / Floodplain Invasive Species Removal Length: 1,350.00 lf
- Riparian / Floodplain Native Planting Area: 3.00 acres
- Riparian / Floodplain Native Planting Channel Length : 1,350.00 lf
Focal Species
- Chum
- Coho
- Fall Chinook
- Pacific Lamprey
- Spring Chinook
- Steelhead
Project Types
- Outreach / Landowner Engagement
- Restoration
FIP Bienniums
- FIP Biennium 2 work plan
Pre-Design Concept
Location
Budget
$780,544.00 Targeted Funding: OWEB Focused Investment Partnership (FIP) (OWEB)
Photos
Looking downstream on Clear Creek (Timing: Before)
Location of potential side channel (Timing: Before)
Location of potential side channel (Timing: Before)
Location of potential side channel (Timing: Before)
Project last updated 4/8/2025