Elk Creek Fish Bypass Channel
- Location: Newcastle, CO
- Owner/Designer: Trout Unlimited
- Cost: $131,813,95
- Completion: April 2018
Scope
This project consisted of:
- Unwatering and dewatering
- Concrete diversion dam modifications, including structural concrete cutting and poured-in-place concrete installation
- Bank stabilization
- Streambed alterations
- Placement of 12-oz. geotextile
- Placement of riprap and boulders
- Revegetation of streambanks
Construction of the fish bypass channel included excavation and harvesting of 480 CY of streambed material and placement of 764 tons of 2′-6′-diameter boulders.
The picture above shows KGCI creating a small cofferdam.
Elk Creek Fish Bypass Channel
Elk Creek before construction.
Elk Creek Fish Bypass Channel
Elk Creek Fish Bypass Channel
The completed project.
Contact Us
Address
Mailing
PO Box 682, Cedaredge, CO 81413
PO Box 682, Cedaredge, CO 81413
HQ
10094 HWY 65, Austin, CO 81410
Telephone: (970) 835-7910
Fax: (970) 835-7911