Woodman Creek (Eel River) Railroad Crossing Barrier Removal Project - 100% Designs

Salmonid Restoration Planning and Assessments

Project ID	725037
Recovery Domains	N Central California Coast
Start Date	06/01/2016
End Date	07/21/2017
Year	2015
Status	Completed
Last Edited	01/25/2024

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Description

Completed the 100% engineering designs and construction documents for removal of the North West Pacific Railroad barrier at the mouth of Woodman Creek.

Project Benefit

Allow access to 10-14 miles of habitat which will increase the amount of spawning and cover for Steelhead.

Source

Funds

State

$60,200

Report Total:

$60,200

Worksites

7210988

Worksite Identifier: 7210988
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description
Woodman Creek Design

Location Information

Basin: Northern California Coastal (180101)
Subbasin:
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: California
Recovery Domain: N Central California Coast
Latitude: 39.776662
Longitude: -123.3907345

ESU

Northern California Steelhead DPS

Map

Photos

Metrics

B.0 Salmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsY (Y/N)

. . B.0.a Planning And Assessment Funding 126,760.00
. . B.0.b.1 Area Encompassed 5.5

. . B.1 Restoration Planning And CoordinationY (Y/N)

. . . . B.1.a Planning and Coordination funding 60,200.00

. . . . B.1.b.11 Engineering/design work for restoration projectsY (Y/N)

. . . . . . B.1.b.11.a

Name of plan implemented
NOAA, 2015, Coastal Multispecies Recovery Plan, North Central Coast Recovery Domain: California Coastal Chinook Salmon, Northern California Steelhead, Central California Steelhead, Public Draft, NOAA, Santa Rosa, CA

. . . . . . B.1.b.11.b

Description and scope of the plan implemented
Steelhead historically returned to the Eel River in droves. The Construction of Scott Dam on the upper mainstem Eel River in 1922 blocked access to more than 100 mi of anadromous salmonid habitat. Annual counts at the Van Arsdale Fish Station averaged above 4,000 adults in the 1930s, but have averaged fewer than 500 adult steelhead over the past two decades.