Rapid River Dam Removal Design & Permitting Phase

Grant: # 2118

Grant Amount: $180,000.00

Board Decision Year: 2025

Conservation Resource Alliance - Grandview Plaza Building (Traverse City)

Grandview Plaza Building

Balke, Kimberly ([email protected]) 231-946-6817

2025 Habitat Protection and Restoration - Habitat protection and restoration

Project Summary

The Rapid River is a significant tributary of the Elk River Chain of Lakes (ERCOL) Watershed that supports resident brook, brown, and rainbow trout with anadromous steelhead and Atlantic salmon spawning runs from Torch River and Torch Lake. CRA and partners will work with an engineering team on design and permits to remove deteriorating dam infrastructure, restore a healthy stream channel, and replace an adjacent inadequate road crossing for major ecological improvements to the watershed.