Rocky Creek is one of the largest watersheds in East WRIA 15. Rocky Creek is approximately five miles in length with an additional 10-12 miles of tributary stream length. Overall habitat characteristics are rated as good for Rocky Creek (May and Peterson, 2003.) The drainage is host to many wetland and lake complexes, which provide optimal rearing habitat for species such as coho, steelhead and cutthroat. This project proposes the removal of a barrier culvert located on a private driveway and the West Fork of Rocky Creek (15.0021). The existing pipe is a round corrugated steel pipe, 0.9 meter diameter, slope 1%, outfall 0.2 meters. A 'Level A' assessment was used to determine barrier status. The culvert is in fair structural condition but is rusted throughout. This culvert is also perched and creates a migration barrier at high flows commonly found during the fall salmon migration period. "There is 10,500 feet of extremely good habitat downstream of this culvert (144th Street), and 7,900 feet of good and 700 feet of fair habitat upstream of this culvert on the main stem of Rocky, along with additional good (2,000'), fair (2,300'), and poor (800') habitat on the western tributary of Rocky upstream of this culvert" (Jennifer Belknap, URS, DRAFT KGI Basin Plan, 2004). Rocky Creek supports Chinook, coho, chum, cutthroat and steelhead trout. Records for the past 13 years show Chinook escapements ranging between 0 in 1996 to 365 in 1998. Coho escapements have ranged from 200 in 1986 to 15,000 in 1998 (LFA, Haring)