Musselshell Tunnel Channel Realignment Project

This project would realign approximately 500 feet of FS Road 540 and relocate 500 feet of Musselshell Creek from a man-made tunnel to its historical channel. Activities would improve access to fish and other aquatic organisms.

Location Summary

Road 540 near Musselshell Creek Tunnel

District: Lochsa Ranger District

Project Documents

• Analysis

  • 12janMshellTunnelEA (PDF 567kb)
  • 120118MshellTunnelEACvrLtr (PDF 987kb)

• Scoping

  • MusselshellTunnelRealignmentScopingLetter (PDF 3198kb)
  • musselshell tunnel_project location map (PDF 206kb)
  • musselshell tunnel scoping map (PDF 330kb)
  • musselshell tunnel inlet 2010 (PDF 61kb)
  • musselshelll tunnel inlet 1964 (PDF 103kb)
  • musselshell tunnel outlet 2010 (PDF 104kb)
  • Musselshell Creek downstream of tunnel (PDF 144kb)