Clackamas River Basin Council
$33,550

A multi-phase, basin-wide, stream temperature data gathering, geospatial network analysis of stream temperatures with salmonid-related parameters map overlays (thermal tolerance, distribution and High Intrinsic Potential) project. Phase 1 is being funded by others and the Phase 2 activities as described below are what are to be funded by the OCRF-requested funds. Currently underway, this project is being performed by a consortium of public and private entities, including Portland State University (PSU) and the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW). PSU is analyzing data pertinent for present day representations of stream temperatures and will analyze future stream temperature conditions utilizing three representative IPCC-projected climate change scenarios, which will be integrated into a larger, ongoing, community volunteer-driven project, supported with in-kind donations of labor and materials from many sources. This much larger volunteer-driven project incorporates data acquisition efforts and standard statistical analyses of stream temperatures within the 940 square mile Clackamas River basin (mainstem and tributaries) at 90 selected sampling locations across rural and urban areas utilizing currently operating, historic and future data loggers between June and October of 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Project Report