Draft Clearwater subbasin assessment

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The Clearwater subbasin is one of the most biologically rich and diverse drainages in the Columbia Basin. Encompassing more that 9,600 square miles of north-central Idaho, it is home to more than 30 species of fish, 19 of which are native, and is inhabited by as many as 340 terrestrial wildlife species. The Clearwater Subbasin Plan has been developed as part of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s (Council; See Table 1 for a complete list of acronyms used in this document) Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. Subbasin plans will be reviewed and eventually adopted into the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program to help direct Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville) funding of projects that protect, mitigate and enhance fish and wildlife habitats adversely impacted by the development and operation of the Columbia River hydropower system. The, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS, also referred to as NOAA Fisheries) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) intend to use subbasin plans as building blocks in recovery planning to meet the some of their requirements of the 2000 Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion. Subbasin planning through the Council’s program will also assist Bonneville with some of the requirements they have under the 2000 BiOp. The Clearwater Policy Advisory Committee and the Nez Perce Tribe intend the Clearwater Subbasin Plan to serve multiple purposes. They intend the plan to meet the Council’s call for subbasin plans as part of its Columbia Basin wide program and to provide a resource for federal agencies involved with Endangered Species planning efforts. But equally important this plan is a locally organized and implemented effort involving the major resource managers and local governments in the subbasin to develop the best possible approach to protecting, enhancing and restoring fish and wildlife in the Clearwater Subbasin. This plan is intended to provide resources necessary to develop activities forwarding the vision of the Clearwater Policy Advisory Committee at both subbasin/programmatic scales and to provide the context and information for developing site specific projects. The Clearwater Subbasin Plan is comprised of three volumes that are interdependent, but each provides a unique way in understanding the characteristics, management, and goals for the future of the Clearwater subbasin.

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ELECTRONIC FILE - Zoology

SWAP (2/19/16) citation (with URL later changed to the assessment):
[NPCC] Northwest Power and Conservation Council. 2003. Draft Clearwater subbasin assessment. Portland (OR): NPCC, Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. [accessed 2016 Feb 19]. https://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/subbasinplanning/clearwater/plan.

Note that the "living" Clearwater subbasin PLAN and associated documents are located at https://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/subbasinplanning/clearwater/plan. The 2004 ASSESSMENT and its appendices are obtainable electronically via this website.