The Palouse River Subbasin is located in northern Idaho and eastern Washington in what is known as the Palouse Bioregion. The Palouse is characterized by highly productive loess soils of Pleistocene origin that were deposited by southwesterly winds making up the topography characteristic of this region. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality in cooperation with local stakeholders have developed the Palouse River Tributaries Total Maximum Daily Load in order to assess the water quality in tributaries that feed the main stem Palouse River in Idaho. PCEI restoration projects are part of the Palouse River Tributaries Implementation Plan that was designed as a result of the TMDL assessment to help reduce pollutants loads in the watershed. PCEI is working with private landowners in the watershed to re-slope and stabilize eroding banks, install riparian fencing and create wetlands to help filter overland flows
Overview of Watershed Projects:
- Palouse River
- Deep Creek
- Flannigan Creek
- South Fork of the Palouse River
- Paradise Creek
Palouse River Watershed
Deep Creek
2008
- Deep Creek Riparian Restoration Project, Adler Property (September 2008)
2006
- Deep Creek Bank Stabilization Project, Espy Property (May 2006)
Flannigan Creek
2007
- Friends of Flannigan Creek Riparian Restoration Project, Broyles and Reynolds Property (May 2007)
South Fork of the Palouse River
2008
- South Fork Palouse River Riparian Restoration Project, Fountain Property (June 2008)
2005
- South Fork Palouse River Upper Watershed Restoration Project, Howard Property (July 2005)
- South Fork Palouse River Upper Watershed Restoration Project, Mill Road (July 2005)
- South Fork Palouse River Upper Watershed Restoration Project, Robinson County Park (February 2005)
2003
- South Fork Palouse River Lower Watershed Restoration Project, Moscow Ball Fields Site (September 2003)
Paradise Creek
