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 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; Road Improvements/Construction; Watershed Improvements |
| Soda and Goose Creek Fish Passage Improement Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/03/2011 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District |