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
Supporting Agencies
California Tahoe Conservancy
Primary Contact
Jen Greenberg (Jen.Greenberg@tahoe.ca.gov )
Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2022 - ongoing
Total Project Cost
$3,000,000
Funding Request
$500,000
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.
Targeted Performance Measures
Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment
Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced
Threshold Categories
Fisheries
Soil Conservation
Trout Creek near Lake Tahoe Community College at approximately 170 cfs, summer 2023.
Location
Targeted Funding
Secured Funding: California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC), $225,000
Targeted Funding: Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (TRPA), $500,000
No Funding Source Identified
Photos
Before
Inactive STPUD intake facility (foreground), separated from the Cold Creek channel by a berm (background).