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Upper Truckee River Restoration Project - Airport SEZ Restoration (Reaches 3 and 4)

Project Number
01.02.01.0007
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
City of South Lake Tahoe
Primary Contact
Stan Hill (shill@cityofslt.us)
Stage
Completed
Duration
? - 2012
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Restore floodplain and stabilize channel. Fence out or remove cattle from channel area. Approximately 40 acres of restoration potential.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced: 127 acres
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced: 7,877 lf

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Soil Conservation
  • Vegetation Preservation
  • Water Quality
Restored Meander Along Upper Truckee River Airport Reach (Timing: After) (~2,041 KB) Credit: City of South Lake Tahoe Restored Meander Along Upper Truckee River Airport Reach

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $8,218,234
(Estimated Cost: $4,419,542)
California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $4,614,614

Proposition 84 (Lahontan) (Lahontan): $148,430

Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU): $273,978

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... (USACOE): $1,230,000

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR): $1,681,160

WQ Mitigation Funds (TRPA): $270,052

Photos

Before
An artificially straightened Upper Truckee River prior to restoration (Timing: Before) (~663 KB) Credit: CTC
An artificially straightened Upper Truckee River prior to restoration
After
Restored channel of the Upper Truckee River - Airport Reach (Timing: After) (~2,277 KB) Credit: City of South Lake Tahoe
Restored channel of the Upper Truckee River - Airport Reach
Restored Channel along the Upper Truckee River - Airport Reach (Timing: After) (~2,016 KB) Credit: City of South Lake Tahoe
Restored Channel along the Upper Truckee River - Airport Reach
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/10/2024