Fish migration barrier installation upstream of the mouth of Red Butte Creek. Barrier would consist of a concrete dam about 6-feet high x 64-feet wide; the barrier would back water upstream for about 30 feet; rock placed upstream to avoid ponding.
Location
Located on Red Butte Creek near its confluence with Kraft Creek.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/22/2014
2
Decision
04/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements |
| Red Butte Fish Barrier Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/17/2014 |
| Forests | Flathead National Forest |
| Districts | Swan Lake Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T19N R17W Section 4 |