Gales Creek Large Woody Debris Inventory Report

In 1998, the Tualatin River Watershed Council (TRWC) produced a Watershed Assessment for Gales Creek (Breuner 1998) that provided detailed information on the past and present condition of the watershed and pointed the TRWC in the direction of sustainable watershed management. This document cited several fisheries-related concerns, including fish habitat, fish migration barriers, riparian condition, channel modifications, water quality and water use issues and sedimentation (Breuner 1998). 

More specifically, the document identified needs for salmonid spawning, rearing and overwintering habitat, and a general call for increasing habitat diversity within the creek. The document cited the need for an assessment of existing large woody debris (LWD) to better understand current patterns in stream structure and habitat complexity within the Gales Creek watershed.