Chelan County Natural Resources Department (CCNRD) removed 4 fish passage barriers in Chumstick Creek in 2012. This barrier removal is part of a larger project, the Chumstick Creek Restoration Project, which will provide passage to 78 square miles of spawning, rearing and overwintering habitat for steelhead, spring chinook and bull trout. The project would improve fish passage and water quality in the private land portion of the Chumstick Watershed.



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In 2001, Cascadia Conservation District replaced 8 fish barrier culverts in Chumstick Creek (see project page for more details). In 2009, Chelan County Public Works Department replaced the North Road culvert on Chumstick Creek (See project page for more details). In 2009, CCNRD removed 17 fish barrier culverts and replaced them with 16 bridges (see project page for more details). In 2010, CCNRD removed one more fish passage barrier, an irrigation diversion dam, located just north of the confluence with Sunitsch canyon (see project page for more details). In 2011, CCNRD removed 3 barriers.