Rowdy Creek is a tributary of the Smith River. The Smith River is an important watershed. The Smith River is considered the “crown jewel” of California by the North American Salmon Stronghold Partnership. The Smith River supports several populations of salmonids including Chinook and coho salmon and steelhead and cutthroat trout. Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) within the Smith River watershed are a listed under the Federal and California Endangered Species Acts. The Smith River watershed is also important for Pacific Lamprey as well as other aquatic and terrestrial species. The Dominie and Rowdy Creek Fish Passage Improvement Project focuses on improving fish passage conditions at the confluence of these two creeks to benefit salmonids, Pacific lamprey, and other aquatic species while also improving in channel and fish collection infrastructure for the Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery. The Project is located in Smith River, California. The Design Report (GHD Inc. and Michael Love and Associates Inc.) is currently at 30% completion and provides a summary of the existing conditions and describes the proposed improvements. The most recent report identifies the project goals, objectives, design criteria and decisions, description of the existing conditions, description of the proposed project, proposed project’s anticipated fish passage conditions, anticipated monitoring and maintenance, and limitations and uncertainties associated with implementation and project performance. The anticipated completion date of the full report is June 2018. Future funding is still needed for permitting and construction. Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation is currently looking into funding for the next steps of the project.
Dominie and Rowdy Creek Fish Passage Improvement Project Design
