Northwest Indiana crews survey culverts and dams to assess water flow and fish passage
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Doug Ross
Summary
Crews in Northwest Indiana are creating a database of conditions at culverts, bridges, dams, weirs, and other manmade structures in streams. The project, involving Ducks Unlimited and the Indiana Department of Transportation, aims to assess whether these structures properly facilitate water flow and fish passage, and to identify which ones need repair or replacement.
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· 2 pulledEvelyn Magner, a geospatial analyst at Ducks Unlimited, calls out a stream measurement Friday, June 26, 2026, so it can be recorded by teammates on dry land.
The information is used to see whether culverts, dams and other structures facilitate or hinder the flow of water and w
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