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Lake Tahoe EIP

Upper Truckee River and Marsh Restoration

Project Number
01.02.01.0027
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
California Tahoe Conservancy
Supporting Agencies
California Department of Fish & Wildlife, California Department of Fish & Wildlife, California Tahoe Conservancy, California Wildlife Conservation Board, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Scott Carroll (scott.carroll@tahoe.ca.gov)

Stage
Implementation
Duration
2003 - 2024
Total Project Cost
$18,812,090
Funding Request
$0
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Restore natural hydrologic processes and functions in the marsh by constructing pilot channels and spreading flow over the marsh. Increase area of SEZ and associated habitat types. Reduce sediment sources and increase sediment deposition and filtering particularly in high flow events. Construct improvements to support and direct public access. Restore portion of the Tahoe Keys Marina by constructing a bulkhead and restoring wet meadow/ marsh.

Targeted Performance Measures

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment
  • Acres of Habitat Restored or Enhanced
  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced
  • Impervious Coverage Retired
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Soil Conservation
  • Vegetation Preservation
  • Water Quality
  • Wildlife
New pilot channel construction (Timing: During) (~1,632 KB) Credit: Chris Carney New pilot channel construction

Location

Targeted Funding

Secured Funding: 319 Funds (USEPA), $154,900

Secured Funding: California Department of Fish... (CDFW), $895,000

Secured Funding: California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC), $8,670,124

Secured Funding: California Wildlife Conservati... (WCB), $2,980,000

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

Secured Funding: Proposition 1 (CDFW), $1,700,066

Secured Funding: Southern Nevada Public Land ... (USBOR), $1,162,000

Secured Funding: U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... (USACOE), $1,800,000

Secured Funding: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR), $450,000

Photos

Before
Upper Truckee Marsh aerial (Timing: Before) (~363 KB) Credit: AECOM
Upper Truckee Marsh aerial
Upper Truckee Marsh (Timing: Before) (~1,264 KB) Credit: Conservancy
Upper Truckee Marsh
During
Temporary bridge crossing Upper Truckee River (Timing: During) (~4,972 KB) Credit: Scott Carroll
Temporary bridge crossing Upper Truckee River
New bulkhead (Timing: During) (~4,465 KB) Credit: Scott Carroll
New bulkhead
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 05/10/2024