Southern Flow Corridor

The Southern Flow Corridor project works to relieve more than 1,214 hectares of community from regular flooding and reconnect more than 65 hectares of Tillamook Bay’s salmon-bearing habitat to streams. This project converted retired dairy land into wetlands by removing a levee system. This restored 179 hectares of habitat and opened new tidal channels. The removal of the levee system reduced flooding on 1200 hectares of land, saving $9.2 million on flood recovery costs over the next 50 years. The restoration of salmon habitat contributes to the region’s fishing industry and cultural values.