This proposal is to remove of a portion of the small earthen dam at Lower Branham Lake in order to restore the outlet channel. Excavated material will be used to make minor repairs to the dam on Upper Brahnam Lake and the bridge will be replaced.
Location
Mill Creek Corridor Management Area in the Tobacco Root Landscape, northeast of Sheridan, MT.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/30/2014
2
Decision
12/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Watershed Improvements |
| Upper Branham Lake Dam Repair and Lower Branham Lake Dam Removal Project | Decision Signed Date: 12/11/2014 |
| Forests | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
| Districts | Madison Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4S, R3W, Section 5 |