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This project will remove the low head dam on Otter Creek in Vigo County, Indiana. This 10ft tall, 300 ft wide dam, once removed, will reconnect 152 miles of stream for fish and aquatic wildlife to migrate freely. Obsolete or poorly designed dams, culverts, stream crossings, and levees keep fish, and other aquatic species from moving freely to feed, migrate, and reproduce. These challenges put fish populations at risk and undermine the health of the rivers.
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| Project Status | Complete |
| Location | IN, Vigo |
| NFPP Project Funding | $109,000 |
| Restoration Techniques | Low Head Dam Removal |
| Accomplishments | 152Stream Miles Reopened |
| Project Partner Lead | Ecosystems Connections Institute |
| Primary Species Benefited | Smallmouth Bass |
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The National Fish Passage Program combines technical expertise with a track record of success.
Implemented primarily through the Service's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices, the National Fish Passage Program provides financial and technical assistance to partners across the country. Since 1999, the program has worked with over 2,000 local communities, Tribes, and private landowners to remove or bypass over 3,400 barriers to fish passage fish passage Learn more about fish passage
Fish passage is the ability of fish or other aquatic species to move freely throughout their life to find food, reproduce, and complete their natural migration cycles.Millions of barriers to fish passage across the country are fragmenting habitat and leading to species declines. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program is working to reconnect watersheds to benefit both wildlife and people.
Fish passage project proposals can be initiated by any individual, organization, government, or agency. However, proposals must be submitted and completed in cooperation with a Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office. (Please note that fish passage projects being used for federal or state compensatory mitigation or required by existing federal or state regulatory programs are not eligible for funding through the National Fish Passage Program.)
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Programs
National Fish Passage Program
Across the country, millions of barriers are fragmenting rivers, blocking fish migration, and putting communities at higher risk to flooding. Improving fish passage is one of the most effective ways to help conserve vulnerable species while building safer infrastructure for communities and...
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Facilities
Carterville Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
Established in 1981, the Carterville Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (FWCO) is located in southern Illinois and serves the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, and Kentucky. In 2015, the Carterville FWCO established a substation in the southern outskirts of the Chicago metropolitan...
Conservation Office
Carbondale,IL
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Ecosystem Connections Institute
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