US Army Corps Of Engineers Studying Concrete Area Of Little Goose Creek

Anyone who has seen the Little Goose Creek on the northside of downtown Sheridan, has also seen the concrete chute, and some are wondering if some of it still needs to be there.

Members of The US Army Corps of Engineers have been and still are conducting a feasibility study to see what kind of impacts would happen if portions of the concrete were removed in certain areas.

Greg Johnson with the US Army Corps of Engineers says the advantages could be helpful to aquatic species in the area and allow more of a natural stream bed.

He adds only so much concrete can be removed because removing too much would undo the reason why it was put there in the first place, which was to stop a problem that happened many decades ago.

“Obviously it was a flood control channel. It was designed for a flood control channel. It has a flood control purpose that it has served well for 40 years plus, so we want to maintain that, so it’s kind of balancing what can we do to make it more green and environmentally friendly while still maintaining that flood risk protection.”

The US Army Corps of Engineers has many districts across the country, and the district based in Omaha, Nebraska oversees various projects in Wyoming that are east of the Continental Divide.