Scraping for Safe Passage: Inside the Chittenden Locks’ Annual Barnacle Scraping
Seattle District volunteers scrape barnacles from the walls of one of the culverts in the large lock at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks to prevent injury to migrating fish, including salmon. The large lock has two culverts, each about 800 feet long, 8 feet wide and 14 feet tall.