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Lake Tahoe EIP

Trout and Cold Creek Watershed Assessment and Restoration

Project Number
01.02.01.0066
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
California Tahoe Conservancy, City of South Lake Tahoe
Primary Contact
Jen Greenberg (Jen.Greenberg@tahoe.ca.gov )
Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2022 - ongoing
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Complete a watershed assessment of the Trout Creek and Cold Creek drainages. The goal of the project is to restore and enhance Stream Environment Zone (SEZ) ecosystem function within the watershed. The work includes a general assessment of the watersheds to identify key processes or factors that may influence the planning and design of restoration opportunities. The Conservancy will identify restoration opportunities, including conifer removal, focusing on publicly-owned SEZs in the lower Trout Creek and Cold Creek watersheds, between Highway 50 and Pioneer Trail, and up Cold Creek to Powerline Trail, over approximately 280 acres.

Key Accomplishments

Accomplishments to be provided upon completion of project

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Soil Conservation
Trout Creek near Lake Tahoe Community College at approximately 170 cfs, summer 2023. (Timing: Before) (~591 KB) Credit: Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Trout Creek near Lake Tahoe Community College at approximately 170 cfs, summer 2023.

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $60,215
(Estimated Cost: $3,000,000)
California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $60,215

Photos

Before
Inactive STPUD intake facility (foreground), separated from the Cold Creek channel by a berm (background). (Timing: Before) (~537 KB) Credit: Northwest Hydraulic Consultants
Inactive STPUD intake facility (foreground), separated from the Cold Creek channel by a berm (background).
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/25/2024