1A. Willow Creek. — (July 20, 19u2j Parkhurst.) Willow 

 Creek enters the Malheur River approximately 1$ miles above the 

 mouth, and extends for a distance of about J6 miles to the Willow 

 Creek reservoir. The stream is under regulation by the reservoir 

 dam, and is used extensively for irrigation. It was 18 feet wide 

 and discharging 27 c.f.s. at the mouth. The gradient is moderate, 

 and there are numerous shallow riffles and resting pools. The 

 water was extremely turbid, due to the returns from many small 

 irrigation diversions. The stream bed was heavily silted, and was 

 considered to be of no value to anadromous fish. The water tempera- 

 ture was 66«,5°F. There were no barriers to the migration of fish 

 below the reservoir. No fish screens were found on any of the irri- 

 gation diversions. 



IB, Bully Creek . — (July 19, 19u2j Parkhurst,) Bully Creek 

 enters the Malheur River approximately 16 miles above the mouth, 

 and extends for a distance of about 30 miles . 



The U. S. Bureau of Reclamation has planned the construction 

 of an irrigation dam and storage reservoir on Bully Creek at a 

 point 12.5 miles above the mouth. The proposed dam would be about 

 100 feet high and would be a total barrier to fish. The reservoir 

 would extend 2 miles upstream and would have a normal high pool 

 area of 1,200 acres. Details of the effects of the proposed project 

 on fish and wildlife are contained in the preliminary evaluation 

 report of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of River Basin 

 Studies. 2/ 



At the time of the survey the stream was 22 feet wide near the 

 mouth and discharging 60 c.f.s. The water temperature was 67.0 F. 

 The gradient is slight to moderate. Although there was some suitable 

 spawning area, the stream bed was heavily silted from numerous small 

 irrigation diversion returns. The stream was considered to be of no 

 value to anadromous fish and only of slight value to resident trout. 



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Bully Creek Extension of the Vale Irrigation Project, Oregon. 

 Preliminary evaluation report on fish and wildlife resources. 

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Regional Director, 

 Region 1, Portland, Oregon. 19U9» 



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