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Goebel Canyon Road Project


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 Goebel Canyon Road

Project Summary

This project was located in Goebel Canyon, a tributary to Bear Creek, which is a salmon/bull trout biodiversity area in the Wallowa River Subbasin. Goebel Canyon road is a draw bottom road for much of its length. Prior to the project, spring run-off and summer rain caused water to run down the road, carrying sediment into the stream. The project installed cross-drain culverts and catch basins.

Project Actions

  • Install 37 wooden box culverts on 1.25 miles of draw bottom road.

Project Partners

  • Private Landowners
  • OWHP
  • Wallowa County SWCD*
  • GRMW

* Project Lead

Project Objective

  • Reduce sediment entering Goebel Canyon stream and flowing downstream into Bear Creek.

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Goebel Canyon Road Project

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Goebel Canyon road and stream prior to project. Photo courtesy of Wallowa SWCD.

Goebel Canyon road and stream prior to project. Photo courtesy of Wallowa County SWCD.

Bear Creek is a salmon/bull trout biodiversity area in the Wallowa River Subbasin. The project reach, Goebel Canyon, is a tributary to Bear Creek. Photo courtesy of Wallowa SWCD.

Bear Creek is a salmon/bull trout biodiversity area in the Wallowa River Subbasin. The project reach, Goebel Canyon, is a tributary to Bear Creek. Photo courtesy of Wallowa County SWCD.

   
Goebel Canyon Road, showing water running down and across road. Photo courtesy of Wallowa SWCD

Goebel Canyon road, showing water running down and across road. Photo courtesy of Wallowa County SWCD.

5 Years after culvert installation. Photo courtesy of Wallowa SWCD.

Five Years after culvert installation. Photo courtesy of Wallowa County SWCD.

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