Goal: purchase former Busterback Ranch, and discontinue irrigation withdrawals Benefit: Passage restoration Species: CH,SH,BT,CT. Acquistion of streamflows for Alturas Lake Creek and Salmon River. The purchase of the 2,201 acre Busterback Ranch and its water rights was the major tool in this effort. BPA contributed 25% towards the purchase price. Photographs. Confirmed passage and spawning. UTM 4871586 N, 674560 E, This project acquired streamflows for Alturas Lake Creek and the Salmon River by the purchase of the 2,201 acre Busterback Ranch and its water rights. The purchase was completed in 1992. U. S. Forest Service administers this property. An MOU related to the water rights and use, facilitated the participation and contribution of BPA towards the purchase.
