The purpose of the Middle Rosewood Creek Restoration Project A (Project) is to stabilize portions of the Third Creek watershed to reduce sediment loads to Lake Tahoe. The proposed project goals are as follows:
Improve Stream Water Quality
Maintain flood protection for adjacent developed properties
Improve Forest Health and Wildlife Habitat
Enhance Aquatic Habitat
Improve Fish Passage
Pre-Treat Urban Stormwater from adjacent properties
Improve Fish Access
The project is located on private property and within the NDOT and Washoe County Right of Way between Northwood Blvd. and SR 28. Completion of the project occurred over 3 phases and 3 years. Phase 1 consisted of building a new channel and installing a new culvert under Northwood Blvd. Phase 2 consisted of monitoring the project for vegetation growth and letting vegetation establish. Phase 3 involved constructing “tie-ins” to complete the new channel and decommissioning the existing channel by backfilling it. The project began in August 2012 and is active construction was completed in October 2014. The contractor who completed the work was Burdick Excavating. The project is now in a active revegetation and monitoring phase.
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Links and Documents
Key Documents of the Project
Archived Reports and Documents
- [Lower] Rosewood Creek SEZ Restoration Project Preliminary Design Memo (Swanson,1999)
- Incline Creek and Third Creek Watershed Assessment Memo (WRA, 1999)
- Third, Incline, and Rosewood Creek Geomorphic Assessment (Entrix, 2001) and Figures
- Middle Rosewood Creek Implementation Plan (VM Consulting, 2006) and Figures
- Middle Rosewood Creek Concept Plan Drawings (VM Consulting, 2006)