The city of Sheridan, a non-Federal sponsor, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, are partnering on a project to improve aquatic, wetland and riparian habitat along Goose Creek and its two largest tributaries, Little Goose Creek and Big Goose Creek, in Sheridan, Wyoming. 

In 1963, construction of the Sheridan flood control project was completed under the authority of the Flood Control Act of 1950. The project, designed to protect the city from Goose Creek and Little Goose Creek flood discharges, consists of levees, drainage structures, concrete chutes and drop structures, and channel alterations. Although the flood control project is operating as intended, the ecosystem in the vicinity of the project has become severely degraded.

There are several objectives for the project including:

1. Restoring stream and hydraulic function (including sediment transport and health) in a physical and ecological manner throughout the entire project area,
2. Providing for fish passage and restoring in-stream habitat connectivity throughout the system, and
3. Restoring wetland, riparian and floodplain habitats and connectivity with upstream and downstream reaches in the vicinity of the flood control system.

In September 2014, the Sheridan City Council approved an agreement to partner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a feasibility study to evaluate possible ecosystem restoration solutions along the creeks. The feasibility study is being conducted under Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which allows the USACE to modify existing USACE projects for improvement of the environment.  A public meeting to gather input on the study scope was held in Sheridan in April 2015. An additional public meeting to discuss preliminary alternatives was held in March 2017.   The final feasibility report was completed in November 2018.