Martha Creek Restoration
Martha Creek Dam
In the Wind River watershed, Mid-Columbia Fisheries sponsored a grant from Ecotrust to assist the Forest Service in decommissioning approximately 2.9 miles of road during late summer 2012. The work eliminated more than 30 culverts including four major fish passage barriers. During the summer of 2012, the grant supported the removal of a small dam (7 ft. high by 40 ft. wide) on Martha Creek, a tributary to Trout Creek. Martha Creek is heavily used by steelhead for spawning and rearing. Removal of the obsolete dam has improved fish passage and hydrologic conditions in this reach. The projects were managed by the USDA Forest Service.
Martha Creek in high flow, winter 2023. Post dam removal.