Battle Creek Watershed

It is a major tributary to the sacramento river.

Battle creek watershed. The battle creek watershed improvement project located in madison county is a potential project with purposes relating to flood prevention watershed protection agricultural water management and public recreation. A number of creeks in the watershed feed into the battle river including pipestone iron paintearth ribstone and pigeon lake creeks. The eastern side of the battle creek watershed falls within the northernmost part of the sierra nevada mountain range as it transitions into the southern cascade range. Battle creek ramsey washington metro watershed district battle creek is a perennial urban stream that originates at the outlet from battle creek lake in woodbury.

See a map of the subwatersheds. Major changes to the battle creek watershed and its stream environments have occurred since the early settlers in the mid 19th century. The creek then flows west and discharges into pigs eye lake and the mississippi river in the mississippi river bottomlands subwatershed. The battle river watershed contains all lands that drain into the battle river.

The battle creek watershed is a focal area for restoring populations of chinook salmon and steelhead in the sacramento river basin. Usepa 2008 that will describe and make recommendations for how to manage the water quality problems that may be attributed to sediment. The proposed purposes and associated alternatives will be determined as the development of the plan ea progresses. Integrated weed management plan for the battle creek watershed a covey of california quail at home in the battle creek watershed soda lake feeds bailey creek an important tributary stream in the bc watershed male nuttall s woodpecker on an oak snag near digger creek in the battle creek watershed.

Approximately 250 miles of stream are fish bearing and 87 miles historically were accessible to anadromous fish. Battle creek is a 16 6 mile long 26 7 km creek located in shasta and tehama counties california. Battle creek watershed conservancy may 31st 2019 1 section 1 0 introduction the battle creek watershed hosts spawning rearing and migratory habitats for threatened and endangered salmonid species.