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Rosewood Creek Restoration - Middle Reach (Area A)

Project Number
01.02.01.0025
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
Nevada Tahoe Conservation District
Supporting Agencies
Nevada Tahoe Resource Team – Nevada Division of State Lands, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Primary Contact
Meghan Kelly (mkelly@ntcd.org)

Stage
Completed
Duration
2009 - 2016
Total Project Cost
$2,750,670
Funding Request
$0
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
This stream restoration project included the construction of a new channel along 90 percent of this reach to improve riparian functions, reduce stream velocities during high flows, improve forest health with selective tree thinning, and improve fish habitat by removing obstructions. The new channel was engineered to prevent further bed and bank erosion, reconnect the stream to the surrounding floodplain, and promote reestablishment of viable fish populations in Rosewood Creek by improving the stream geometry.

Targeted Performance Measures

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment
  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Soil Conservation
  • Vegetation Preservation
  • Water Quality
Former channel filled and revegetated - May 2016 (Timing: After) (~2,904 KB) Credit: NTCD Former channel filled and revegetated - May 2016

Location

Targeted Funding

Secured Funding: SEZ Mitigation Funds (TRPA), $53,000

Secured Funding: Tahoe Bonds Act (NDSL), $667,670

Secured Funding: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR), $2,030,000

Photos

Before
Culverts below Northwood before construction (Timing: Before) (~3,018 KB) Credit: NTCD
Culverts below Northwood before construction
Rosewood Creek Area A prior to restoration (Timing: Before) (~471 KB) Credit: NTCD
Rosewood Creek Area A prior to restoration
During
Construction of channel and floodplain Sept 2012 (Timing: During) (~2,644 KB) Credit: NTCD
Construction of channel and floodplain Sept 2012
Building channel and floodplain Sept 2012 (Timing: During) (~2,633 KB) Credit: NTCD
Building channel and floodplain Sept 2012
After
Post construction May 2016 (Timing: After) (~2,444 KB) Credit: NTCD
Post construction May 2016
Floodplain 1.5 years after construction - May 2016 (Timing: After) (~2,650 KB) Credit: NTCD
Floodplain 1.5 years after construction - May 2016
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 11/16/2024