House Creek is in the Gualalla River watershed of Sonoma County. It was historically dammed for irrigation use by ranchers in the 1940’s. In 2009 in conjunction with the California Department of Fish and Game, Soper-Wheeler opted to remove two concrete dams in order to restore steelhead salmon habitat.
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- Lower House Creek dam during winter before demolition
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- Lower House Creek dam drained before demolition
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- Demolition begins on Lower House Creek dam
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- Jackhammer breaks concrete on Lower House Creek dam
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- Excavator hammers concrete on Lower House Creek dam
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- Water flows freely at former Lower House Creek dam site
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- Looking downstream at former Lower House Creek dam site
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- Upper House Creek dam before demolition
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- Upper House Creek dam drained for demolition
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- Excavator goes to work on Upper House Creek dam
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- Pulling down concrete on Upper House Creek dam
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- Final stages of demolition on Upper House Creek dam
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- Previous site of upper House Creek dam
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- Water flows freely at former Upper House Creek dam site
