Rebuilding a stream

A man stands in a muddy, dewatered streambed looking up at an excavator perched on the bank.

Photo By/Credit

Katy Pfannenstein/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

11/12/2021

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Fish passage into a side channel was greatly improved in Bull Canal, near the City of Ellensburg on the Yakima River. We frequently replace undersized culverts with bridges and rebuild the stream channel using principles of natural channel design.

Facility

Mid-Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office

Ecosystem

River/stream

Subject tags

Habitat restoration

Rivers and streams