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Bulletin 250 Fish Passage Improvement 2005 E-34 Appendix E Bay Area and Delta Watersheds Outside the FPIP Geographic Scope Appendix E Bay Area and Delta Watersheds Outside the FPIP Geographic Scope Figures Figure E-1 2003 Fish Passage Improvement Program priority waterways and known structures of the Bay Area and Delta Figure E-2 Mean monthly flows from 1891 to 2000 on Alameda Creek at Niles Figure E-3 Mean monthly flows from 1957 to 1985 on Arroyo Valle at Pleasanton Figure E-4 Mean monthly flows from 1962 to 1985 on Arroyo Mocho at Pleasanton Figure E-5 Mean monthly flows from 1930 to 2000 on San Francisquito Creek at Stanford University Figure E-6 Mean monthly flows from 1930 to 1941 on Los Trancos Creek near Stanford University Figure E-7 Mean monthly flows from 1953 to 1983 on Marsh Creek near Byron Figure E-8 Mean monthly flows from 1967 to 2000 on San Lorenzo River at San Lorenzo Photographs Photo E-1 Lower Alameda Creek—inflatable dam Photo E-2 Lower Alameda Creek—Bart Weir Photo E-3 Alameda Creek—Sunol Dam Photo E-4 Alameda Creek—Niles Dam Photo E-5 Alameda Creek—East Bay Regional Park District swim dam prior to removal in 2001 Photo E-6 Los Trancos Creek—Old Los Trancos Flashboard Dam Photo E-7 Marsh Creek—drop structure Photo E-8 San Francisquito Creek—Searsville Dam Photo E-9 Palomares Creek—Don Castro spillway Photo E-10 Cull Creek—Cull Canyon spillway Photo E-11 York Creek—York Creek Dam, downstream face Tables Table E-1 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in the Alameda Creek watershed Table E-2 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in Los Trancos Creek – San Mateo and Santa Clara counties Table E-3 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in Marsh Creek - Contra Costa County Table E-4 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in San Francisquito Creek – San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties Table E-5 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in San Lorenzo Creek - Alameda County Table E-6 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in York Creek – Napa County

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Bulletin 250 Fish Passage Improvement 2005 E-34 Appendix E Bay Area and Delta Watersheds Outside the FPIP Geographic Scope

Appendix E Bay Area and Delta Watersheds Outside the FPIP Geographic Scope

Figures

Figure E-1 2003 Fish Passage Improvement Program priority waterways and known structures of the Bay Area and Delta

Figure E-2 Mean monthly flows from 1891 to 2000 on Alameda Creek at Niles Figure E-3 Mean monthly flows from 1957 to 1985 on Arroyo Valle at Pleasanton Figure E-4 Mean monthly flows from 1962 to 1985 on Arroyo Mocho at Pleasanton Figure E-5 Mean monthly flows from 1930 to 2000 on San Francisquito Creek at Stanford University Figure E-6 Mean monthly flows from 1930 to 1941 on Los Trancos Creek near Stanford University Figure E-7 Mean monthly flows from 1953 to 1983 on Marsh Creek near Byron Figure E-8 Mean monthly flows from 1967 to 2000 on San Lorenzo River at San Lorenzo

Photographs Photo E-1 Lower Alameda Creek—inflatable dam Photo E-2 Lower Alameda Creek—Bart Weir Photo E-3 Alameda Creek—Sunol Dam Photo E-4 Alameda Creek—Niles Dam Photo E-5 Alameda Creek—East Bay Regional Park District swim dam prior to removal in 2001 Photo E-6 Los Trancos Creek—Old Los Trancos Flashboard Dam Photo E-7 Marsh Creek—drop structure Photo E-8 San Francisquito Creek—Searsville Dam Photo E-9 Palomares Creek—Don Castro spillway Photo E-10 Cull Creek—Cull Canyon spillway Photo E-11 York Creek—York Creek Dam, downstream face

Tables Table E-1 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in the Alameda Creek watershed Table E-2 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in Los Trancos Creek – San Mateo and Santa Clara counties Table E-3 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in Marsh Creek - Contra Costa County Table E-4 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in San Francisquito Creek – San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties Table E-5 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in San Lorenzo Creek - Alameda County Table E-6 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in York Creek – Napa County

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Figure E-1 2003 Fish Passage Improvement Program priority waterways and known structures of the Bay Area and Delta

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Figure E-2 Mean monthly flows from 1891 to 2000 on Alameda Creek at Niles

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Figure E-3 Mean monthly flows from 1957 to 1985 on Arroyo Valle at Pleasanton

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Figure E-4 Mean monthly flows from 1962 to 1985 on Arroyo Mocho at Pleasanton

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Figure E-5 Mean monthly flows from 1930 to 2000 on San Francisquito Creek at Stanford University

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Figure E-6 Mean monthly flows from 1930 to 1941 on Los Trancos Creek near Stanford University

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Figure E-7 Mean monthly flows from 1953 to 1983 on Marsh Creek near Byron

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Figure E-8 Mean monthly flows from 1967 to 2000 on San Lorenzo River at San Lorenzo

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Photo E-1 Lower Alameda Creek—inflatable dam

Photo E-2 Lower Alameda Creek—Bart Weir

Paul Salop photo

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Photo E-3 Alameda Creek—Sunol Dam

SFPUC photo

Photo E-4 Alameda Creek—Niles Dam

SFPUC photo

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Photo E-5 Alameda Creek—East Bay Regional Park District swim dam prior to removal in 2001

Jeff Miller photo

Photo E-6 Los Trancos Creek—Old Los Trancos Flashboard Dam

Kevin Murray, SF Creek JPA photo

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Photo E-7 Marsh Creek—drop structure

NH photo

Photo E-8 San Francisquito Creek—Searsville Dam

Matt Stoecker photo

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Photo E-9 Palomares Creek—Don Castro spillway

ACPWA photo

Photo E-10 Cull Creek—Cull Canyon spillway

ACPWA photo

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Photo E-11 York Creek—York Creek Dam, downstream face

DWR photo

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Table E-1 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in the Alameda Creek watershed

Structure name RM Height (ft) Width (ft) Description Fish passage

facility Passage? Alameda Creek BART weir 9.5 12 Concrete sloping

drop structure

None No

Middle Inflatable Dam

9.6 13 276 Seasonal, inflatable rubber dam

None Passable when deflated

Upper Inflatable Dam

10.5 13 375 Seasonal, inflatable rubber dam

None Passable when deflated

Niles Dam 11.9 6 Dam Nonfunctional ladder

Observed passable at 233-397 cfs

Sunol Dam 16.3 22 Dam Nonfunctional ladder

No

Natural Gas Pipeline

18.6 10 Sloping articulated concrete mat protecting 36 ft.

None Barrier at all but the highest flows

Weir 19.7 6 Rock gabions 6 ft. high and 10 ft. deep

None Passable at modest flows

Alameda Creek Diversion Dam

27.6 Dam diverts water to Calaveras Reservoir

None No

Arroyo Mocho Drop structure 0 2-3 Sloping structure

and concrete apron None Structure

removed

Drop structure 7.5 3-4 Vertical structure stabilizing a railroad bridge

Potential passage in a side channel.

No passage at 10-12 cfs. May be passable at higher flows.

Road crossing 12 Sloping 20 ft. section

Concrete apron, 20-ft. steeply sloping section plus 20-ft. low gradient section

None Structure removed

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Table E-2 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in Los Trancos Creek – San Mateo and Santa Clara counties

Structure name RM Height

(ft) Width

(ft) Description Fish passage

facility Passage? Los Trancos Flashboard Dam

3 6 Flashboard dam with concrete-lined basin

Dam is notched

Passable at intermediate and high flows

Felt Lake Diversion Dam

2.5 Dam Ladder Operating

Culvert Double Box Culvert Low flow barrier Culvert Double Box Culvert Low flow barrier

Table E-3 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in Marsh Creek - Contra Costa County

Structure name RM Height

(ft) Width

(ft) Description Fish passage

facility Passage? Marsh Creek drop-structure

5 40 Concrete drop-structure

None Maybe under extreme high flows

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Table E-4 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in San Francisquito Creek – San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties

Structure name RM Height

(ft) Width

(ft) Description Fish passage

facility Passage? Stanford golf cart crossing 6.96 42-inch iron and 24-

inch asbestos cement pipe culvert under a road

None Removed in summer 2004

Bonde Bridge apron 4.76 Bridge apron/culvert None Pending funding, landowner permission, & permitting

Unnamed weir 7.77 Dam/weir None Needs evaluation

Lake Lagunita Diversion Dam 8.01 Dam/weir None Needs evaluation

Table E-5 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in San Lorenzo Creek - Alameda County

Structure name RM Height

(ft.) Width (ft.) Description

Fish passage facility Passage?

Don Castro Dam Dam None No Cull Canyon Dam Dam None No Zone 2, Line B Lorenzo C Fld Control Channel

3.8 Mile long Concrete Flood Control Channel

None A barrier

Table E-6 Partial list of barriers to fish passage in York Creek – Napa County

Structure name RM Height

(ft) Width

(ft) Description Fish passage

facility Passage? Diversion structure 2 5 Proposed infiltration

gallery Cascading steps with resting pools

Passable at all flows

York Dam 2.5 50 Earthen dam None No