Removing Matilija Dam:
- Why Remove Matilija Dam?
- Objectives
- Benefits from Removal
- Impacts: Habitat
- Impacts: Sediment
- Matilija Dam spilling
Final Design:
- Project Description
- Sediment Management
- Slurry Disposal
- Levees
- Bridges
- Robles Diversion modifications
- Arundo (giant reed) management
- Our Comments
Feasibility Study:
Early Progress:
Background Information:
About the Matilija Coalition:
Newsletters and Publications
Steelhead Population Assessment in the Ventura/Matilija Basin:
Matilija Coalition supported field surveys of the Ventura River steelhead population:
The Steelhead Population and Habitat Assessment in the Ventura River / Matilija Creek Basin studies are part of ongoing research effort to provide baseline data of the current population and advance the understanding of this species, which is endangered in Southern California. This annual monitoring has documented continued productivity and the variability of fish presence within the watershed. These studies are sponsored by grant funding from:
- CA Dept of Fish and Game (DFG) Fisheries Restoration Grant Program
- NOAA Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund
- Patagonia, Inc.
Past reports at www.matilijadam.org :
2007 Steelhead Population and Habitat Assessment in the Ventura River / Matilija Creek Basin
2006 Steelhead Population and Habitat Assessment in the Ventura River / Matilija Creek Basin
- Assessment of Steelhead Habitat in the Ventura River/Matilija Creek Basin:
Matilija Coalition Newsletters:
Matilija Messenger 7 , Final Feasibility Plan - Summer 2004 Newsletter
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Matilija Messenger 6, Draft Feasibility Plan & Water Supply - Summer 2003 Newsletter
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Matilija Messenger 5 , Feasibility Process & Baseline Conditions - Fall 2002 Newsletter
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Matilija Messenger 4 , Habitat Evaluation - Spring 2002 Newsletter
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Matilija Messenger 3 , Sedimentation - Fall 2001 Newsletter
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Matilija Messenger 2 , Flood Control & Preliminary Alternatives - Spring 2001 Newsletter
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Matilija Messenger 1 , Reasons for Dam Removal - Fall 2000 Newsletter
Matilija Coalition Publications:
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Matilija Dam Project Poster - 1 MB pdf
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Removing Matilija Dam - the Benefits of Dam Removal - color brochure
Jenkin, A. Paul. Managed Shoreline Retreat and Dam Removal: Ecosystem Restoration to Benefit Coastal Resources. Presented at CWO '02 (California and the World Ocean '02) Conference, October 27-30 2002, Santa Barbara, CA.