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