On November 13, 2025, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District volunteers descended into the filling tunnels of the large lock chamber at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks for the annual barnacle scraping. Each year, juvenile salmon make their way through the Locks on their journey to Puget Sound, and the sharp barnacles along the tunnels can injure passing fish—including ESA-listed salmonids like Chinook and steelhead. Our team’s work helps keep this vital migration path safer for them. It’s no small task—the two tunnels are 800 feet long, 8 feet wide and 14 feet tall. The volunteers' hard work ensures safe passage for our fishy visitors in the year to come!
| Date Taken: | 11.13.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.17.2025 17:46 |
| Photo ID: | 9393029 |
| VIRIN: | 251113-A-PV352-1006 |
| Resolution: | 4859x3239 |
| Size: | 4.08 MB |
| Location: | SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US |
| Web Views: | 2 |
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