When Culverts Fail - Resized - USFWS.

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
08/29/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
The small, round culvert in Tyonek, Alaska failed in a 2012 flood, causing the road to wash out. It was recently replaced with a larger culvert designed to better fit the creek's range of flows and allowing safe passage for fish.
Ecosystem
Forest
Lake
Mountain
River/stream
Rural
Subject tags
Fish migration
Fish passage
Fishes
Floods
Freshwater fish
Human impacts
Road-stream crossings
Roads