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Lake Tahoe EIP

High Meadows/Cold Creek Restoration

Project Number
01.02.01.0029
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Brian Garrett (brian.garrett@usda.gov)
Stage
Completed
Duration
? - 2014
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Stream channel and floodplain restoration along Cold Creek in High Meadows. Decommissioned incised channel, constructed new channels and floodplain, installed wood debris structures, and removed lodgepole mortality.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced: 110 acres
  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced: 110 acres
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced: 10,560 lf

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Soil Conservation
  • Water Quality
A restored Cold Creek and surrounding meadow (Timing: After) (~345 KB) Credit: TRPA A restored Cold Creek and surrounding meadow

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $1,900,000
(Estimated Cost: $1,900,000)
Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU): $1,900,000

Photos

Before
Cold Creek and drying meadow due to past grazing (Timing: Before) (~442 KB) Credit: TRPA
Cold Creek and drying meadow due to past grazing
Cold Creek prior to restoration (Timing: Before) (~87 KB) Credit: USFS
Cold Creek prior to restoration
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 11/15/2024