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ODOT’s Fish Passage Program

Learn about ODOT's accomplishments in fish passage projects, including success stories like Hill Creek in Rogue Valley, barriers tackled, and upcoming initiatives like Asbury Creek. Join the journey toward enhancing aquatic habitats!

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ODOT’s Fish Passage Program

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  1. ODOT’s Fish Passage Program Ken Cannon, Aquatic Biology Program Coordinator John Raasch, Environmental Resources Unit Manager Susan Haupt, Geo-Environmental Section Manager Before After Hill Creek fish passage project (Rogue Valley) Tribal Natural Resources Cluster Meeting, September 4, 2013

  2. ODOT Fish Passage Program Accomplishments to Date NOTE: The fish passage program funds approximately 1/3 of the fish passage projects completed by ODOT. These projects are voluntary, that is, not completed because of a trigger event or regulatory requirement. ODOT regions and maintenance crews also complete projects that improve fish passage.

  3. Charlotte Creek (Umpqua) Scope: Culvert to Bridge ODFW priority: High Project completed: 2009 Habitat opened: 2.0 miles Species: fall chinook, coho, winter steelhead, cutthroat, lamprey Investment: $2.0M

  4. Honey Creek (Umpqua) culvert to bridge- Hwy 138E, MP25 Species: coho, cutthroat trout, summer steelhead, lamprey Habitat: 3.5 miles opened ODFW priority: high After Before

  5. Channel reconstruction and culvert retrofit projects: Griffin Creek- Rogue Valley Jackson Creek- Rogue Valley Before After

  6. ODOT High Priority Barriers**from 2013 ODFW Statewide Fish Passage Priority List • 590 barriers on the list, 35 are owned by ODOT (less than 6% of total). • First ODOT barrier on the list is number 86 of 590. • 13 of 35 ODOT high priority barriers have less than 1 mile of habitat above the culvert. • 26 of 35 high priority barriers currently have partial passage. • Three barriers on ODOT’s “Top 10” are currently funded or partly funded for replacement. These three projects will open 12.5 miles of habitat. • Other ODOT barriers. “Elevator Shaft” Ladd Creek (Grande Ronde Basin) Species: Summer steelhead, Redband trout, Pacific lamprey, spring chinook Habitat: 9.9 miles, high quality

  7. Fish Passage Program Commitments 2013-16 * Stakeholder support- OWEB is providing an additional $50K for project design.

  8. Future Project: Asbury Creek (Pacific) • Project: Hwy 101, Culvert to Bridge, direct ocean tributary • Species: Coho, Winter Steelhead, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Pacific Lamprey • Habitat: 1.2 miles of pristine habitat • Cost: $4.5 million • Projected construction: 2015-16 • Stakeholder support: OWEB, ODFW, NMFS, USFWS, Community of Arch Cape

  9. Project in Construction: Kane Creek (Rogue) culvert replacement

  10. Kane Creek (Rogue) culvert replacement

  11. Kane Creek (Rogue) culvert replacement

  12. Questions? Highway flagger 1940s

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