Big Tahuya River
#8 priority watershed ranking
Wildlife Habitat Score: 10.5
Forest Condition Score: 10
Final Prioritization Score: 20.5
ESA-listed salmonids:
Fall Chinook, Summer Chum, and Winter Steelhead; contains 257,183 ft. of ESA-listed salmonid bearing stream.
Northern Spotted Owl Habitat:
Yes
Marbled Murrelet Habitat:
Yes
Forest Cover Type | Acres | Percentage of Riparian |
Non-Canopy | 951.77 | 12.77% |
Deciduous Forest | 249.30 | 3.34% |
Evergreen Forest | 4,788.22 | 64.22% |
Mixed Forest | 558.07 | 7.48% |
Shrub/Small Tree | 908.51 | 12.19% |
Percent Canopy Cover | Acres | Percentage of Riparian |
0% | 627.02 | 7.45% |
0 – 10 % | 3.78 | 0.04% |
10 – 20% | 157.16 | 1.87% |
20 – 30 % | 191.46 | 2.27% |
30 – 40% | 240.06 | 2.85% |
40 – 50% | 397.39 | 4.72% |
50 – 60% | 548.81 | 6.52% |
60 – 70% | 922.61 | 10.96% |
70 – 80% | 3379.53 | 40.13% |
80 – 90% | 1951.36 | 23.17% |
90 – 100% | 2.17 | 0.03% |
Existing Vegetation Height | Acres | Percentage of Riparian |
0 – 1 | 333.07 | 4.23% |
1 – 5 | 71.09 | 0.90% |
5 – 10 | 168.13 | 2.13% |
10 – 20 | 1,453.94 | 18.45% |
20 – 30 | 4,662.15 | 59.17% |
30 – 38 | 1,191.37 | 15.12% |