Methow Restoration Council
 


Beaver Creek Weir Renovation Projects
                                                  Methow Basin Map  

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) provides technical assistance to states, tribes, federal agencies, and local project sponsors in the Columbia Basin to identify and construct projects to protect and improve the survival of listed fish species.

Why we're doing the projects:
Show answer/Hide

Between 2003 and 2005, Reclamation partnered with the Okanogan Conservation District to rebuild several irrigation weirs in the Methow River basin to improve fish passage while maintaining adequate water levels for irrigation diversion.


Project outcomes:
Show answer/Hide

These projects are needed to repair the damaged structures and maintain and restore irrigation function and fish passage at the weirs.


Project benefits:
Show answer/Hide

These projects will reduce the need for annual instream maintenance by irrigators.  This will save irrigators time and effort and limit the need for them to work in the creek bed each year.


Project Timeline:

Show answer/Hide

Construction at the Fort Thurlow Rock Weir Complex and at the Marracci Rock Weir Diversion is planned for summer and early fall 2014.


Contact for more information:

Jennifer Molesworth, Methow Subbasin Liaison
Bureau of Reclamation Methow Field Station
206 Glover Street, Twisp
(Mail to:  PO Box 918, Twisp, WA  98856)
509-997-0640, extension 260
jmolesworth@usbr.gov