In Oregon’s remote High Desert region, the Warner Lakes Basin includes a series of connected lakes. In this harsh desert environment, native fish of conservation concern, including the Warner Lakes redband trout and the Endangered Warner Sucker, face special pressures on their survival and population sustainability. Partners collaborating towards the Warner Basin Fish Passage and Habitat Improvement Initiative are identifying how to connect streams and lakes in the Warner Basin to help these unique native fish. Core Implementing Partners are working closely with irrigation districts in Honey Creek, Twentymile Creek, and Deep Creek. In January 2019, the Warner Basin Fish Passage and Habitat Improvement Initiative was awarded funding through the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board’s (OWEB) Focused Investment Partnership (FIP) grant program. A FIP is an OWEB investment that addresses a board-identified priority of significance to the state, achieves clear and measurable ecological outcomes, uses integrated and results-oriented approaches as identified through a Strategic Action Plan, and is implemented by a high-performing partnership.
Twentymile Creek Fish Passage and Screening Projects
MC Diversion Fish Passage Modification
Dyke Diversion Fish Passage and Screening
Dyke Diversion Fish Passage and Screening
Completed 2018
Technical Design Modification In Progress
Dyke Diversion Fish Passage and Screening
Dyke Diversion Fish Passage and Screening
Dyke Diversion Fish Passage and Screening
Completed 2015
Deep Creek Fish Passage and Screening Projects
O'Keefe Diversion Fish Passage
O'Keefe Diversion Fish Passage
O'Keefe Diversion Fish Passage
River Mile 7.7
Completed 2023
Middle Diversion Fish Passage
O'Keefe Diversion Fish Passage
O'Keefe Diversion Fish Passage
River Mile 7.5
Diversion Removal Completed 2022
Givans Diversion Fish Passage
O'Keefe Diversion Fish Passage
Givans Diversion Fish Passage
River Mile 7.3
Phase I Completed 2021
Phase II in Progress
Town Diversion Fish Passage
Starveout Diversion Fish Passage
Givans Diversion Fish Passage
River Mile 6.5
Completed 2019
Starveout Diversion Fish Passage
Starveout Diversion Fish Passage
Starveout Diversion Fish Passage
River Mile 4.9
Completed 2020
Relict Weir Fish Passage
Starveout Diversion Fish Passage
Starveout Diversion Fish Passage
River Mile 3.9
Completed 2023
Honey Creek Fish Passage and Screening Projects
Hidden Diversion Fish Passage
Fish Hatchery and East Field Diversion Fish Passage
Hidden Diversion Fish Passage
Planning and Design
Middle Diversion Fish Passage
Fish Hatchery and East Field Diversion Fish Passage
Hidden Diversion Fish Passage
Planning and Design
Fish Hatchery and East Field Diversion Fish Passage
Fish Hatchery and East Field Diversion Fish Passage
Fish Hatchery and East Field Diversion Fish Passage
Planning and Design
Honey Town Diversion Fish Passage and Screening
Honey Town Diversion Fish Passage and Screening
Fish Hatchery and East Field Diversion Fish Passage
Completed 2022
JJ Diversion Fish Passage and Screening
Honey Town Diversion Fish Passage and Screening
JJ Diversion Fish Passage and Screening
In Progress
Camas Creek Instream and Floodplain Enhancement
Beaver Dam Analogs Phase I
Beaver Dam Analogs Phase II
Beaver Dam Analogs Phase II
14 wicker weave structures 2021
Beaver Dam Analogs Phase II
Beaver Dam Analogs Phase II
Beaver Dam Analogs Phase II
12 wicker weave structures 2024
Warner Basin Aquatic Habitat Partnership
