Road Stream Crossing Site PLT-B-5

Platte River Watershed, Unnamed Tributary to Little Platte Lake

South Birch Dr

Benzonia Twp, Benzie County

GPS Coordinates: 44.68821 , -86.11656

T26 R15 Sec 3

Road Width at Culvert: 10 ft.

Road Surface: Gravel

Maintenance: year around

Low Point: At Stream

Existing Drainage Control? no

Any Failings? no

Type of Crossing: culvert(s) (single culvert)

Is this crossing constricted? no

Are there adjacent wetlands? yes

Length: 350 ft.

Slope: 0%

Vegetation: partial

Length: 400 ft.

Slope: 0%

Vegetation: partial

Length: 22 ft.

Diameter: 2 ft.

Material: galvanized

Condition :fair

Flow: clear

Fill Depth: 3.79999995231628 ft.

Embankment Slope: 1:1

Fill Depth: 3.79999995231628 ft.

Embankment Slope: vertical

Stream Width: 7 ft.

Stream Depth: 0.7 in.

Stream Current: slow

Stream Substrate: muck

Stream Width: 7 ft.

Stream Depth: 0.3 in.

Stream Current: slow

Stream Substrate: gravel

Is there Streambank erosion beside the crossing? yes

Is there embankment erosion? yes

Is there erosion at the culvert outlet? no

Is there erosion at the shoulder and/or ditch? no

Is there pooling at the outlet? no

Is there sand over the crossing? no

 

Extent of Erosion: minor

Action Recommended? no

Add pavement? yes

Pave Left Approach: 0 Lineal Feet

Pave Right Approach: 0 Lineal Feet

Add paved raised edge? no

Number of erosion control structures: 0

Number of sediment basins: 0

Number of diversion outlets: 0

Increase fill? no

Replace culvert(s)? yes

Extend culvert(s)? no

Lineal feet to extend: 0

Comments: Culvert is showing signs of aging and constricting stream flow.

 

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