The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers yesterday awarded a $7.9 million contract to McMillen-McDougall of Tualatin, Ore., to create a fish passage corridor through Elk Creek Dam. Construction of the dam was authorized by Congress in 1962 and started in 1971, but halted by legal action in 1988 at one-third of its design height. …
Appears Elk Creek Dam will be notched
October 29, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Upstream view of notch Downstream view of notch For more than 45 years now, Elk Creek Dam has been in the news. It made good sense to build the dam back in 1962, when Congressional appropriations paid for the dam. But it no longer made sense when separated from the Lost Creek and Applegate Dams…
Hearing (again) on notching of Elk Creek Dam
October 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment
A plan to create permanent passage for fish through the Elk Creek Dam is moving forward, according to an announcement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last Friday. The Corps proposes to construct a fish passage corridor through the dam and return Elk Creek to its original alignment and gradient. This will…
