Benhow Dam Operation and Maintenance Project
Summary
SCH Number
2003062093
Lead Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Benhow Dam Operation and Maintenance Project
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Zoning Recreation; General Plan Designation-State Recreation Area (SRA)
Document Description
Department of Parks and Recreation proposes to seasonally install, operate, and remove a dam on the Eel River at Benbow Dam State Recreation Area from 2003 through 2007. Installation of the dam will create a 1,060-acre feet reservoir, with a surface area of approx. 123 acres When full, the impoundment will extend upstream approx. 1.3 miles from the dam. The dam will be installed annually, no earlier than June 15, and removed no later than September 15 each year.
Contact Information
Name
John E. Harris
Agency Name
Department of Parks and Recreation
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Eureka
Counties
Humboldt
Cross Streets
Hwy 101
State Highways
101
Waterways
South Fork Eel River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Other (seasonal dam)
Local Actions
Resource Management Plan
Project Issues
Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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