Projects to Enhance Fish Passage. In 2015, FWP, NRCS, DNRC and Participating Landowners completed 6 fish passage improvement project (fish ladders, bridges, weirs, culvert replacements, and a siphon; Table 4). Table 4. Fish passage projects completed in 2015 in the upper Big Hole watershed as part of the Big Hole Arctic Grayling CCAA. Projects include improving or modifying irrigation diversion to provide fish passage, installing fish ladders or installing bridges. Associated Waterbody Enrolled Landowner Project Component Big Lake Creek Property 26 Fish Ladder Big Lake Creek Property 26 Fish Ladder Swamp Creek Property 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Swamp Creek Property 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Swamp Creek Property 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx D. Projects to Enhance Riparian and Stream Channel Habitat In 2015, FWP partnered with NRCS, USFWS, DNRC and Participating Landowners to implement projects on 4 enrolled properties to protect and/or enhance stream function and riparian habitat (Table 5). Table 5. Riparian and stream channel improvement projects completed in 2015 in the upper Big Hole watershed as part of the Big Hole Arctic Grayling CCAA. Associated Waterbody Enrolled Landowner Project Component Miner Creek Property 0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Little Lake Creek Property 0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Steel Creek Property 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Big Hole River Property 20 Riparian Fence Big Hole River Property 14 Riparian Fence Repair Steel Creek Property 15 Hardened Cattle Crossing
Projects to Enhance Fish Passage. During 2023 one fish passage project was completed. This project installed four sets of step pools to provide fish passage at irrigation diversion structures on one enrolled property (Table 2). Table 2. Centennial Valley CCAA streamflow and irrigation management projects completed in 2023. Projects include installing step pools to provide fish passage. 2023 Associated Waterbody Landowner # Project Component West Creek and Middle Creek 6 4 sets of step pools D. Projects to Enhance Riparian and Stream Channel Habitat During 2023 no stream restoration projects were completed.
