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Lake Tahoe EIP

Saxon Creek Restoration

Project Number
01.02.01.0084
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada Tahoe Conservation District
Primary Contact
Theresa Cody (theresa.cody@usda.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2018 - 2026
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Restoration of Saxon Creek targeting the eroding channel, removal of a fish passage barrier, and restoration of three meadows. The watershed above the road is no longer connected to the floodplain due to previous land uses and conifer encroachment. The project includes NEPA and permitting. This restoration project will occur in three phases. Phase 1: Completed 2018. Replacement of aquatic organism passage barrier at Fountain Place Road. Phase 2: Completed 2022, Adapt. Mgmt 2023. Restore 1,000 feet of channel and floodplain upstream and downstream of the bridge installation area. Phase 3: Channel and meadow restoration in three meadows (60 acres total). Anticipated implementation 2026.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced: 7 acres
  • Facilities Improved or Created: 1
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced: 1,250 lf

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Soil Conservation
  • Water Quality
October 2022_Completed project looking upstream towards bridge (Timing: After) (~7,182 KB) Credit: Theresa Cody, LTBMU October 2022_Completed project looking upstream towards bridge

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $2,950,000
(Estimated Cost: $4,000,000)
Lake Tahoe Restoratio... (USFS - LTBMU): $950,000

U.S. Forest Service (USFS - LTBMU): $2,000,000

Photos

Before
Aquatic organism passage needs improvements at Saxon Creek crossing (Timing: Before) (~6,672 KB) Credit: USFS
Aquatic organism passage needs improvements at Saxon Creek crossing
Upstream of bridge_2021 (Timing: Before) (~2,318 KB) Credit: NTCD
Upstream of bridge_2021
After
Completed bridge replacement_2018 (Timing: After) (~1,733 KB) Credit: NTCD
Completed bridge replacement_2018
October 2022_Completed project looking downstream (Timing: After) (~9,047 KB) Credit: Theresa Cody, LTMU
October 2022_Completed project looking downstream
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 11/15/2024