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Lake Tahoe EIP

Antone Meadow Dam Removal and Meadow Restoration

Project Number
01.02.01.0068
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Supporting Agencies
California Tahoe Conservancy
Primary Contact
Rich Adams (rich.adams@parks.ca.gov)

Stage
Deferred
Duration
2016 - 2025
Total Project Cost
$1,500,000
Funding Request
$1,000,000
Watershed Restoration Program Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
The project is in Antone Meadows in Burton Creek State Park in partnership with Tahoe City PUD. Project includes removal of the dam over Burton Creek, relocation of water diversion from Antone Meadow to Lake Tahoe, restoration of meadow and stream channels at dam site, removal of sections of diversion pipe and topographic restoration of pipe road, riparian hardwood restoration around the dam site and meadow, removal of an undersized bridge at the dam and replacement with new bridge which spans the floodplain and allows for access of fire trucks and fuels management equipment.

Targeted Performance Measures

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment
  • Acres of SEZ Restored or Enhanced
  • Linear Feet of Stream Channel Restored or Enhanced
  • Miles of Roads Decommissioned or Retrofitted

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Wildlife
Burton Creek dam (Timing: Before) (~3,575 KB) Credit: DPR Burton Creek dam

Location

Targeted Funding

Secured Funding: California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC), $150,000

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

No Funding Source Identified

Photos

Before
exposed and leaking water line (Timing: Before) (~3,797 KB) Credit: DPR
exposed and leaking water line
Burton Creek dam (Timing: Before) (~3,647 KB) Credit: DPR
Burton Creek dam
Project Fact Sheet Data as of 06/12/2025