Salt Creek Fish Passage Projects
Over the last eight years, RRWC has focused on improving fish passage in Salt Creek by removing one gravel push-up dam at a time. As a result, the whole creek is now more easily accessible for native fish and other aquatic organisms.
Completed Restoration Actions
8
Fish passage barriers removed
4.5
Miles of improved stream access
250
Pieces of large
wood placed
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Fish Passage Improvement
Benefits Farmers and Fish
The Rogue River Basin supports internationally valued salmon and steelhead (salmonid) populations including, Endangered Species Act-listed threatened Coho Salmon. Salt Creek is home to all of these species. Irrigation infrastructure on some agricultural lands can pose a threat to the successful and safe upstream passage of these fishes. Removing fish passage barriers and replacing them with fish-friendly irrigation infrastructure increases irrigation efficiency for agriculture producers/landowners while also improving native fish access.
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