Scott Valley

CalTrout’s Larger Vision to Enhance and Restore Fish Passage Throughout the Scott River Watershed

Written by CalTrout Mt. Shasta/Klamath Project Manager Serena Doose 
Source: https://caltrout.org/news/construction-begins-on-mid-klamath-basin-fish-passage-project

The entire Mill Creek watershed was affected by mining in the early 1900s, and the creek was moved during hydraulic mining activities. Since the 1980s, Mill Creek has been blocked to fish passage during most times of the year by a steep, bedrock cascade at the mouth and an impassable road crossing just 200 feet from its confluence with the Scott River.

Bedrock cascade at the confluence with Mill Creek and the Scott, which blocks fish passage at low flows

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https://caltrout.org/news/construction-begins-on-mid-klamath-basin-fish-passage-project

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