Restoration

Estuary & Lower River Projects:

Sultan Creek enters the Smith River about two miles downstream of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Sultan Creek is three miles long and has the potential to support much larger salmonid runs than it does presently. An existing culvert under Highway 197 upstream from the creek mouth is a barrier to fish migration and impedes gravel transport. The objective is to complete the design and planning for replacement of the fish barrier and then replace the culvert.Sultan Creek enters the Smith River about two miles downstream of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. The creek supports chinook and coho salmon, steelhead and cutthroat trout. Sultan Creek is three miles long and has the potential to support much larger salmonid runs than it does presently. In 1991, 1994 and 2005 boulder and complex LWD structures were installed. Salmonids were observed in following years utilizing the habitat provided by these structures. An existing culvert under Highway 197 approximately .7 miles upstream from the creek mouth is a barrier to juvenile salmonid migration, may impact movement of adult fish, and impedes gravel transport. The proposed project will install two concrete culverts.