Gualala River Watershed Assessment 2003

North Coast Watershed Assessment Program (NCWAP) for Salmon Recovery and Watershed Protection

The North Coast Watershed Assessment Program (NCWAP) was an interagency effort between the California Resources Agency and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), established to provide scientifically credible, interdisciplinary assessments that will facilitate watershed management and restoration, recovery of threatened and endangered salmonid species, and protection of water quality. It is designed to provide a consistent body of information for use by landowners, stakeholders, and collaborative watershed groups.

The Gualala River Watershed Assessment Report was published in March, 2003.

Documents

• Executive Summary
• Table of Contents
• Title Page
• Chapter 1: Program Introduction and Overview
• Chapter 2: Assessment Strategy and General Methods
• Chapter 3: Gualala Watershed Profile
• Chapter 4: Interdisciplinary Synthesis and Findings
• Chapter 5: Subbasin Profiles and Synthesis
  • Chapter 5.1: Gualala River Estuary
  • Chapter 5.2: North Fork Subbasin
  • Chapter 5.3: Rockpile Subbasin
  • Chapter 5.4: Buckeye Subbasin
  • Chapter 5.5: Wheatfield Fork Subbasin
  • Chapter 5.6: Gualala Mainstem / South Fork Subbasin
• Chapters 6-9: Limitations of the Assessment, References Cited, Glossary, List of Abbreviations
• Appendices
  • Introduction to Appendices
  • Appendix 1: Gualala River Hydrology
  • Appendix 2: Geologic and Geomorphic Characteristics of the Gualala River Watershed
  • Appendix 3: Land Use History of the Gualala Watershed
  • Appendix 4: Water Quality
  • Appendix 5: Fisheries
  • Appendix 6: Interdisciplinary Synthesis of Watershed Information
  • Appendix 7: Public Responsiveness Summary