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Circle Creek Fish Passage Project
River: Circle Creek
Barrier Type: Culvert
State: Oregon
Region: Northwest
Contact: Kavita Heyn
Project Description
This project replaced an old pipe-style culvert was perched above the stream channel causing passage obstruction or blockage for adult diadromous fish depending on flow level, was impassable for juvenile diadromous fish, and suffered from significant water velocity problems associated with its narrow width. The project stream reach of Upper Circle Creek is widely used by a range of diadromous species, including ESA-listed (T) Oregon coastal coho, winter steelhead, Pacific and Brook lamprey, and sea-run coastal cutthroat. It was replaced with a bottomless arch culvert. This project was funded in part through a partnership between the NOAA Community-based Restoration Program and American Rivers.
