Coeur d'Alene Tribe Fisheries Program : Implementation of Fisheries Enhancement Opportunities on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation : 2006 Annual Report.

Coeur d'Alene Tribe Fisheries Program : Implementation of Fisheries Enhancement Opportunities on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation : 2007 Annual Report.

“…In 2005 and 2006, 1112 m of mainstem channel habitat was reconstructed in the upper Benewah watershed upriver of 9-mile bridge to address dysfunctional stream processes, including channel incision, unstable streambanks and accelerated sedimentation, lack of habitat complexity, and elevated summer rearing temperatures from low stream canopy closure and reduced groundwater connection with adjacent floodplains (Vitale et al 2007(Vitale et al , 2008. This 4 th order mainstem reach was targeted because it had the potential to increase carrying capacity and production of juvenile cutthroat trout given its proximity and connectivity to important spawning tributaries.…”