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Project summaries
Dragoon Creek
The Dragoon Creek headwaters are
predominantly spring
fed, originate in Stevens County on the slopes of Scoop
Mountain and flow easterly into Spokane County. The
watershed drains 113,280 acres of forestland, hay and
pastureland, and annual cropping areas.
In general, the Dragoon
Creek system is considered to be
hydrologically functional. Ninety percent of the river
miles
are in PFC (11.3 river miles). Ten percent are in FAR (1.3
river miles) and no reaches are hydrologically nonfunctional.
The upper reaches contain a mix of functional conditions.
These particular reaches flow through glacial outwash
materials, moderately erodible soils, and are subjected
to
various land uses. These land uses, such as rural
residential homes, livestock management, and agriculture,
contribute to the loss of tree and shrub communities, lateral
instability and chronic erosion.
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