Projects>Poindexter Slough Fish Habitat Assessment

Poindexter Slough is an historic side channel of the Beaverhead River.  At one time, Poindexter Slough conveyed the entire flow of the river, but is now isolated from the Beaverhead River.  Flows entering the slough are controlled.  The Beaverhead Watershed Committee retained Confluence Consulting to develop recommendations for improving fish habitat and water quality in Poindexter Slough.  Potential improvements identified were restoring appropriate width:depth ratios for riffles and pools, removing or isolating fine sediment deposits from the stream bed, and encouraging natural recruitment of willows and other woody riparian vegetation.  Confluence’s grant writers are working with the Beaverhead Watershed Committee to secure grant funding for fish habitat improvements.