Bradley (Ringer) Cachagua Creek Fish Passage Project

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	1671664702930
Recovery Domains	S. California - S. Central CA Coast
Start Date	05/15/2023
End Date	11/12/2025
Year	2022
Status	Completed
Last Edited	01/14/2026

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Description

The Project remedied a concrete ford vehicle road crossing which served as a barrier to steelhead migration, by removing the crossing and replacing it with a free-span bridge deck. The new crossing supports fish passage under all flow conditions.

FY20 funds were spent within the award window.

Project Benefit

Trout Unlimited and RCD of Monterey County have conducted a focused effort to address the migration barriers in the Carmel River. Removal of this ford (Bradley-Ringer Ford) is the 4th of 4 identified migration barriers in the Cachagua and Finch Creek tributaries (Finch lies upstream of Cachagua). This will result in access to over 8 miles of spawning and rearing habitat that was unavailable to steelhead in most years.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Fish Passage

Barriers Removed

Miles Opened

8.10

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$39,405

State

$160,000

Other

$326,296

Report Total:

$525,700

Worksites

1671664703268

Worksite Identifier: 1671664703268
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description
Bradley (Ringer) Ford

Location Information

Basin: Central California Coastal (180600)
Subbasin:
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: California
Recovery Domain: S. California - S. Central CA Coast
Latitude: 36.39408
Longitude: -121.6133

ESU

South-Central California Coast Steelhead DPS

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 1,020,613.00
- . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .05
- . . C.0.c
  Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
- . . 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 1,020,612.87
  - . . . . C.2.b.1 Length of stream made accessible 8.10
  - . . . . C.2.b.2 Square miles of streambed made accessible.046 (Square miles)
  - . . . . C.2.b.3 Type of blockage/barrier (LOV)
  - . . . . C.2.b.4 Number of blockages/impediments/barriers impeding passage 1
  - . . . . C.2.g.1 Bridge installed or improved at road stream crossingY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.2.g.2 Number of bridges installed or improved/upgraded 1
    - . . . . . . C.2.g.3 Miles of stream made accessible by bridge installation or improvement/upgrade 8.10