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Grape Creek Location: WcstclitTe, Custer County, Colorado Landowners: Burcau of Land Managemcnt-Division of Wildlife lease Directions: From Westclitre, drive northwest on Highway 69 for 5 miles, turn North (right) on Coppcr Gulch Road. Turn east (right) on access road to De Wcese Reservoir and go 1-2 mile east. Grape Creek is about 0.2 mile to the south, upstream from De Wecsc Rescrvoir. The rcstored river segment is inside a fenced area located immediately downstream from the gauging station. Restoration Objectives: To restore a healthy and functional hydrologic regime to the creek through the installation of channel improvement treatments, the improve- ment of a degraded trout habitat, and enhancement of the riparian vegctation along the stream banks. Project Description: The Colorado Division of Wildlife restored approximately 0.3 mile of Grape Creek during the late summer of 1997. River channel improvement treatments included the placcment of approximately 80 boulders in the form of vortex structures and boulder vains, and the installation of woody material includ- ing logs and root wads in the channel to reduce bank erosion and provide a quali- ty trout habitat. Additional channcl improvement treatmcnts included a reduction in the channel width, excavations for pools, and the addition of two gravel spawning beds for trout. Horizontal logs were used to stabilize approximately 100 feet of an actively eroding riverbank. The logs were secured above the river's substrate by using eight 12-inch diameter logs which were placed into the riverbank, perpen- dicular to the current. The logs were placed at a critical elevation for protection against a I O-year flood event. The ri verbank was then sloped back from the top of the bank to the top of the horizontal log. Sod that was disturbed during construction was tripped and reserved for reuse. The area between the horizontal logs and the original rivcr- bank were re-vegetated using the salvaged sod. The area was then planted with riparian grasses and coyote willow (Safix exigI/a). The horizontal logs provided abundant overhead trout cover and water temperature control at low and high river flows. Features Structures to Observe: I. Upstream pointing root wads and boulder vains reduced band erosion or and created trout habitat. 20 Driving Guide . Arkansas Watershed-