River Design Group has been selected by the Hood River Watershed Group (HRWG) to provide professional engineering and design services for the removal of the Odell Creek Dam. The existing concrete dam spans 30 feet across Odell Creek and has historically provided limited power generation and diverted water for irrigation. Removal is anticipated for 2016 [...]
Working across three states and many different watersheds, our construction season often lasts from April through October. While we have already completed a number of projects including a dam removal in Oregon and a mile-long channel reconstruction on O'Dell Creek near Ennis, Montana, we are now in the thick of construction with projects on the [...]
We enjoyed a successful conference season which started with the River Restoration Northwest Conference in January, and recently ended with the International Fish Passage Conference in Corvallis at the end of June. RDG is a regular conference sponsor and we often present at restoration and fisheries conferences in Montana and Oregon. These events provide a [...]
RDG is gearing up for conference season by updating the RDG website and conference booth. We are a sponsor for the River Restoration Northwest conference next week in Skamania, Washington. Scott Wright and Dan Warren (DJ Warren & Associates, Inc.) are hosting the Project Management for Planning, Design and Implementation of Restoration Projects workshop on [...]
Friend of the Madison Award 2012! MRF Honors the Laszlo Family and Granger Ranches for the O'Dell Creek Headwaters Restoration Project The Foundation has named the Laszlo family, owners of the Granger Ranches, as recipient of the organization's 2012 Friend of the Madison Award. The award will be presented at the Foundation's annual "Guardians of [...]
RDG is currently advertising a River and Water Resources Engineer position in or Corvallis, Oregon office. Please see our Careers page for more information on this position.
River Design Group and Tetra Tech were selected by the McKenzie River Trust to provide hydraulic modeling, design, and permit preparation services for restoring the historical McKenzie River channel and floodplain at MRT’s Green Island property. Project elements include restoring gravel pit ponds, improving the connection between the Willamette River and a historical channel of [...]
River Design Group was selected by the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council to provide planning and design services for over 20 miles of Little Fall Creek. The assessment and design will take place over the next year with projects slated for implementation in 2012. This is one of the largest projects ever done by the [...]
Milltown Resource Grade Aerials 5/17/2011-Flooding
High water on the Stillwater River in the Flathead Valley of northwest Montana.