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Watersheds and Water Quality
Lake Tahoe EIP

Incline Lake Property Planning & Implementation

Project Number
01.02.01.0035
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Theresa Cody (theresa.cody@usda.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2011 - 2025
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Removal of Incline Lake Dam structures, restoration of stream and meadow, and installation of permanent BMPs. NEPA Decision planning/ documentation was accomplished with SNPLMA Funding by 2015. Dam removal was completed in 2020; channel and floodplain through former dam footprint were restored and ditch decommissioned in 2021; boardwalk trail across constructed floodplain was constructed in 2022; additional ditch decommissioning and upland disturbed site restoration work occurred in 2023; and the remaining stream and meadow restoration work was completed in 2024. Some adaptive management work and additional BDAs were implemented in 2025.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced: 7 acres
  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced: 20 acres
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced: 1,550 lf
  • Miles of Trails Developed or Improved: 0.5 miles

Threshold Categories

  • Water Quality
New channel through former dam (Timing: During) (~3,352 KB) Credit: LTBMU New channel through former dam

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $2,234,000
(Estimated Cost: $2,981,000)
Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU): $2,054,000

U.S. Forest Service (USFS - LTBMU): $180,000

Photos

Before
Meadow headcut at old Incline Lake (Timing: Before) (~355 KB) Credit: TRPA
Meadow headcut at old Incline Lake
Incised channel through Incline Meadow after veg clearing and before backfill. (Timing: Before) (~11,200 KB) Credit: Theresa Cody, LTBMU
Incised channel through Incline Meadow after veg clearing and before backfill.
During
Boulder in dam (Timing: During) (~4,172 KB) Credit: LTBMU
Boulder in dam
Newly constructed floodplain and channel_Sept 2021 (Timing: During) (~7,307 KB) Credit: USFS LTBMU
Newly constructed floodplain and channel_Sept 2021
After
Newly constructed floodplain_Sept 2021 (Timing: After) (~7,518 KB) Credit: USFS LTBMU
Newly constructed floodplain_Sept 2021
BDAs in channel and new boardwalk over newly constructed floodplain at former dam location. (Timing: After) (~6,561 KB) Credit: Theresa Cody, LTBMU
BDAs in channel and new boardwalk over newly constructed floodplain at former dam location.
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Project Fact Sheet Data as of 06/08/2026