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Archive Home > 2005 > June > 18 > Small dams could reduce sediment in Crook County rivers

Small dams could reduce sediment in Crook County rivers

By Ernestine Bousquet / The Bulletin
June 18, 2005

A Crook County ranch and the Crook County Soil and Water Conservation District have filed for a permit to build rock-check dams on a creek that flows into the Crooked River to reduce sediment buildup and restore the creek banks.

Rock-check dams are small barriers that span drainage ways and....

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