DESCRIPTION
Kitsap Lake Road to Reba Way
The long term strategy should include restoration of the floodplain forest in the segment that has been cleared for development. In the near term, fish passage should be addressed by replacing culverts at W. Kitsap Way and W. Reba Way with wider culverts or bridge spans that do not restrict fish passage.
Compared to other parts of the Chico Creek watershed, the floodplain through this segment is relatively intact. There is a 1,000 ft long segment between W. Kitsap Lake Road and W. Reba Way in which floodplain and riparian processes are impaired by residential development that has cleared part of the riparian forest along the west side of the valley. Both stream crossings are identified as partial barriers to fish passage.
