Example Projects

Fish Passage Projects

Encampment River Dam Removal

  • Removal of an unused measurement weir

  • Restoration of 100 yards of the river

  • Reconnected 8 miles of the river to the larger system

  • Located in Southern Wyoming

Poose Creek Fish Ladder

  • Vertical slot ladder through an existing culvert

  • Upstream passage for cutthroat trout

  • Located in Northern Colorado

Sanger Fish Barrier

  • Isolated a stretch of river to protect native species

  • Located in Southern Wyoming

Strawberry Creek Fish Ladder

  • Vertical slot ladder

  • Provided passage through 380 foot long culvert under Interstate 84

  • Modular metal design for low cost and rapid installation

  • Located in Northern Utah

SubAgency Fish Ladder

  • Dual vertical slot ladder

  • Passage for a variety of native fish species on the Wind River

  • Located in Central Wyoming

Watson Lake Fish Passage and Screening

  • Roughened ramp fish ladder to provide passage for a variety of native species

  • Cone fish screen screen to prevent entrainment

  • Located in Northern Colorado

Fish Screening Projects

Hamp II Canal Fish Screen

  • Cone fish screen to prevent entrainment

  • 45 cfs diversion

  • Located in Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in Southwestern Wyoming

Pratt and Ferris #1 Canal Fish Screen

  • Rotating drum screen to prevent fish entrainment

  • 24 cfs diversion

  • Located in Northeastern Wyoming

Ray Canal Fish Screen

  • Vertical traveling belt screen to prevent fish entrainment

  • 300 cfs diversion

  • Located in Central Wyoming

Watson Lake Fish Passage and Screening

  • Roughened ramp fish ladder to provide passage for a variety of native species

  • Cone fish screen screen to prevent entrainment

  • Located in Northern Colorado

Hydrology Studies and Projects

Beaver Creek Instream Flow Study

  • 5 month study with 4 flow/temperature monitoring stations

  • Evaluating if reduced irrigation diversions could be used to improve habitat conditions

  • Located in Southwestern Wyoming

Gaylor Warnock Irrigation Efficiency Study

  • 3 month study with 10 flow monitoring stations

  • Measuring losses in canal to determine best target for canal improvements

  • Located in Central Wyoming

Wind River Gauging Stations

  • 3 permanent gauging stations on irrigation canals

  • 2 velocity index sites and 1 Parshall flume

  • Real time telemetry and remote data access

  • Located in Central Wyoming

Yampa River Mapping

  • Detail 3D mapping of 2 miles of river

  • Complete database of depth and velocity on 3 foot grid

  • Data used to support hydraulic modeling and river restoration