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Lake Tahoe EIP

Sunset Stables Upper Truckee River Reach 6 Restoration Project

Project Number
01.02.01.0005
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
California Tahoe Conservancy
Supporting Agencies
California Tahoe Conservancy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Scott Carroll (scott.carroll@tahoe.ca.gov)

Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2004 - 2027
Total Project Cost
$3,003,858
Funding Request
$0
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Restore 4,500 linear feet of stream channel and enhance the function of the Stream Environment Zone and associated habitat types. Restore river connection to its floodplain and create instream habitat complexity. Remove encroached lodgepole on floodplain to reclaim meadow, while maintaining the wildlife corridor. Total project area is about 134 acres, with approximately 60 acres of Stream Environment Zone restoration. Reroute, re-vegetate or BMP user created trails. Remove invasive species and re-vegetate.

Targeted Performance Measures

  • Acres of Habitat Protected
  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Soil Conservation
  • Vegetation Preservation
  • Water Quality
River Ford in UTR Reach 6 (Timing: Before) (~650 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy River Ford in UTR Reach 6

Location

Targeted Funding

Secured Funding: California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC), $903,858

Secured Funding: Lake Tahoe Restoratio... (USFS - LTBMU), $1,900,000

Secured Funding: U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... (USACOE), $200,000

Photos

Before
Visitors Along UTR Rreach 6 (Timing: Before) (~584 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
Visitors Along UTR Rreach 6
Rafting along UTR Reach 6 (Timing: Before) (~766 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
Rafting along UTR Reach 6
UTR Sunset Reach 6 Overstocked Lodgepole Thicket (Timing: Before) (~910 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
UTR Sunset Reach 6 Overstocked Lodgepole Thicket
UTR Sunset Reach 6 Biker (Timing: Before) (~734 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
UTR Sunset Reach 6 Biker
UTR Sunset Reach 6 Flooding at Sawmill & US 50 bridge 12-31-2005 (Timing: Before) (~495 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
UTR Sunset Reach 6 Flooding at Sawmill & US 50 bridge 12-31-2005
UTR Sunset Reach 6 December 2005 Flood US 50 & Sawmill Road Bridge (Timing: Before) (~476 KB) Credit: Tahoe Conservancy
UTR Sunset Reach 6 December 2005 Flood US 50 & Sawmill Road Bridge
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/08/2024