Independence Lake Spillway Fish Barrier

Independence Lake Spillway Fish Barrier

The project is construction of a fish barrier on the spillway outlet of Independence Lake, as part of an overall strategy to protect and restore the native Lahontan cutthroat trout population (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) of Independence Lake. Lahontan cutthroat trout (LCT) is federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The only self-sustaining indigenous lake population of LCT in CA resides in Independence Lake and the main inlet tributary, Upper Independence Creek. This population is genetically unique and is vulnerable to hybridization of extinction. Hybridization with non-native trout and competition with a predation by non-native fishes are considered serious threats to LCT in Independence Lake.

Truckee

Sierra

Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan South Lake Tahoe Region 6 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Other (Wildlife Improvement - fish barrier)

Use Permit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildfire, GHG