Trout Creek Fish Barrier Restoration Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026020387
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Trout Creek Fish Barrier Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/11/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will be modifying, monitoring, and maintaining the existing (natural) partial fish barrier on Trout Creek by increasing the vertical drop height. The proposed modifications would include the installation of a steel grating drop structure with support posts to create a 4-foot drop in the flow, the small pool below the drop would be filled with locally sourced boulders to reduce the pool depth, and the sides of the stream above the drop will be reinforced with large boulders and logs sourced onsite to force all high flows to stay in the main channel.
These modifications of the natural barrier at Trout Creek would help to separate the
upper and lower creek fish populations to protect the genetically distinct McCloud River Redband Trout population upstream of the barrier.
Contact Information
Name
Sam Plemons
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist - Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
McCloud - unincorporated area
Counties
Siskiyou
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Trout Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 33; California Code of Regulations, title 14, Section 15333
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it would restore or enhance habitat for the McCloud River Redband Trout and would be carried out principally with hand labor and not mechanized equipment. The project would not have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Siskiyou
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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