Decision Memo Completed

Fish Passage Improvements on Soda and Goose Creeks

Deschutes National Forest Deschutes, Oregon Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District

The culvert at Goose Cr. will be replaced with a larger diameter culvert pipe; at Soda Cr. with a bridge or pre-facbricated box culvert. Bankfull channel widths would be exceeded at both sites, improving the passage of large wood and debris.

Location

West of Bend, Oregon on Highway 46 (Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway) near Sparks Lake.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/21/2011
2
Decision
10/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Road Improvements/Construction; Watershed Improvements
Soda and Goose Creek Fish Passage Improement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/03/2011
ForestsDeschutes National Forest
DistrictsBend/Fort Rock Ranger District
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management