Upper San Luis Obispo Creek Dam Removal

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	704220
Recovery Domains	S. California - S. Central CA Coast
Start Date	06/01/2001
End Date	03/21/2003
Year	2000
Status	Completed
Last Edited	01/27/2024

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Description

Restore steelhead access to approximately 1 1/2 miles of instream habitat by the removal of a non-functional water diversion dam migration barrier, and restoring the original stream gradient.

Project Benefit

Improve: Fish passage

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Fish Passage

Barriers Removed

Miles Opened

1.50

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$241,943

Report Total:

$241,943

Worksites

7003983

Worksite Identifier: 7003983
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description
San Luis Obispo Creek - dam removal (fish passage improvement)

Location Information

Basin: Central California Coastal (180600)
Subbasin:
Watershed: Morro Creek-Frontal Pacific Ocean
Subwatershed:

State: California
Recovery Domain: S. California - S. Central CA Coast
Latitude: 35.323319
Longitude: -120.622664

ESU

South-Central California Coast Steelhead DPS

Map

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 241,943.00
- . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected 1.50
- . . C.0.c
  Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
  
  N/A
- . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
- . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
- . . C.2 Fish Passage ImprovementY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.2.a Fish Passage Funding 241,943.10
  - . . . . C.2.b.1 Length of stream made accessible 1.50
  - . . . . C.2.b.3 Type of blockage/barrier (LOV)
  - . . . . C.2.b.4 Number of blockages/impediments/barriers impeding passage 1
  - . . . . C.2.c.1 Fish passage blockages removed or altered (other than road crossings reported in C.2.f to C.2.i)Y (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.2.c.2 Number of blockages/impediments/barriers removed/altered 1