Upper Arkansas River Restoration Project; Leadville, Co. (2009-current)
Stream Channel Design /Geomorphic Assessment/ Stream Channel Surveys/ Hydrologic, Hydraulic and Sediment Transport Analysis/Bank Stabilization Design
The riparian areas and stream channel along this reach of the Arkansas River have been damaged by historic mining activities in the upstream watershed that have deposited contaminated sediments along the channel floodplain denuding vegetation and leading to excessive bank erosion. Erosion problems have been exacerbated by flow regime changes in the channel tributaries resulting from trans-basin diversions. HydroGeo has been contracted as a Technical Service Provider (TSP) for the NRCS to plan, design and implement stream restoration and bank stabilization practices along 5 miles of private land along the Upper Arkansas River to remedy these damages. This work will tie in with government owned lands ultimately resulting in restoration of 11 continuous miles of stream channel along this headwater stream. Client: NRCS, Lake County Conservation District, private landowners