OAR 635-500-1850: Crooked River Subbasin

(1) The following policies apply for habitat management throughout the Crooked River Subbasin: (a) Work cooperatively with public and private landowners to protect, restore and maintain habitats for natural production of native and introduced fishes in the Crooked River basin; (b) Restore anadromous and migratory resident fish to their historic range in the Crooked River basin by improving upstream and downstream passage over artificial barriers; (c) Reconnect isolated and fragmented populations of redband trout by restoring and improving passage over manmade barriers; (d) Require passage over all proposed dams on fish bearing streams. (2) The following objectives apply for habitat improvement in the Crooked River basin: (a) Protect, restore, and enhance fish habitat in the Crooked River basin, Willow Creek, and reservoirs; (b) Maintain or improve instream flow for fish production in the Crooked River and tributaries, and Willow Creek; (c) Improve the water quality of the Crooked River basin, Willow Creek and reservoirs; (d) Prevent fish losses at unscreened diversions and provide adequate upstream and downstream passage for fish at dams, culverts and other artificial obstructions in the Crooked River basin and Willow Creek; (e) If passage is restored successfully over Pelton, Round Butte, and Opal Springs hydroelectric dams, evaluate passage over Ochoco and Bowman dams.