DUWC’S Stream and
Wetland Assessment Management Park (SWAMP) |
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PHASE
FOUR: Machinery moves gingerly to restore a section
of degraded stream channel while protecting the surrounding forest. Photos by Mengchi Ho, DUWC |
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In
mid-March 2009, construction began on Phase 4 of the Stream and The Phase 4
site (map) lies along NC-751
south of the intersection with The
degraded creek–deeply incised, eroded, and clogged with sediment–will be
recontoured, with the channel being reconnected to its floodplain in the
surrounding bottomland hardwood forest.
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Project Goals: The project maximizes the opportunity for watershed-level water quality improvements by reconnecting a degraded stream to the original floodplain and connecting Phase 4 with SWAMP’s three earlier phases. The project’s major emphases are to improve stream flow, hydrologic water retention, and sedimentation prevention. Phase 4 will improve water quality across 210 acres of the watershed. |
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DESIGN and CONSTRUCTION
SPONSORS ADDITIONAL USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service (Sponsor,
Native Species Plantings) DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION Michael Baker
Engineering, Inc. River Works, Inc. |
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