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Included below are a few photos from the Clallam River Assessment field work that was conducted from February through August 2007




Swamp Creek
Hatchery Creek
Last Creek
Charley Creek
Simmons Creek
Elofson Creek
Blowder Creek
Stinky Creek
Cougar Creek
Upper Clallam River


Swamp Creek (enters the Clallam River downstream of Frontier Road)


Swamp Creek photo looking upstream at river mile 0.15

Swamp Creek photo looking downstream at river mile 0.25

Hatchery Creek (RBT to clallam River upstream of Hinkle Trailer Park and downstream of Weel Road)


Hatchery Creek 15 meters upstream from Clallam River

Hatchery Creek open water wetland habitat (170 meters upstream from Clallam River)

Hatchery Creek flowing out of subterranean channel ~800 meters upstream from Clallam River

Last Creek


Last Creek photo looking downstream at river mile 1.0

Last Creek photo looking downstream at river mile 2.0

Last Creek photo looking downstream at river mile 3.2 (just upstream of the S.F. Last Creek

Last Creek photo looking downstream at river mile 4.0

Last Creek photo looking downstream at river mile 5.0

Last Creek photo looking downstream at river mile 5.5

Last Creek photo looking downstream at river mile 6.0

Charley Creek


Charley Creek photo looking upstream at river mile 0.6

Charley Creek photo looking downstream at river mile 1.0

Charley Creek photo looking upstream at river mile 1.4

Charley Creek photo looking upstream at river mile 2.0

Charley Creek photo looking upstream at falls (river mile 2.3)

Simmons Creek


Simmons Creek at confluence with Clallam River

Simmons Creek 145 meters upstream from Clallam River

Simmons Creek 255 meters upstream from Clallam River

Elofson Creek (enters ~0.4 miles upstream of the old DNR campground)


Elofson Creek 105 meters upstream from Clallam River- photo looking downstream

Elofson Creek 350 meters upstream from Clallam River (end of habitat survey at 312 meters)

Blowder Creek (19.0139)


Blowder Creek at confluence with the Clallam River

Blowder Creek 45 meters upstream from the Clallam River

Blowder Creek 120 meters upstream from the Clallam River (full spanning jam with 5 ft step)

Blowder Creek 130 meters upstream from Clallam River- close up of step and jam

Blowder Creek looking upstream from top of jam, note high quality spawning gravel stored behind jam

Blowder Creek ~1,420 meters upstream of Clallam River (small landslide)

Stinky Creek (19.0140)


Stinky Creek 90 meters upstream from the Clallam River- photo looking upstream at cascades

Stinky Creek 120 meters upstream from the Clallam River- Photo looking downstream at steep cascades

Stinky Creek 190 meters upstream from the Clallam River- Photo looking downstream

Stinky Creek 326 meters upstream from the Clallam River

Stinky Creek 560 meters upstream from the Clallam River- Photo looking downstream at junk car

Cougar Creek (19.0141)


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Upper Clallam River (reach between 19.0144 and 19.0145)



Clallam River just upstream from confluence with tributary 19.0144

Clallam River, typical channel conditions between tributary 19.0144 and 19.0145

Clallam River channel spanning log jam, creates about a 9ft step

Clallam River just upstream of spanning jam

Clallam River 150 meters upstream of full spanning jam

Clallam River at confluence with tributary (right side of photo) 19.0145