Road Stream Crossing Site PLT-P-4

Platte River Watershed, North Branch of Platte River

Gudemoos

Platte Twp, Benzie County

GPS Coordinates: 44.71432 , -86.01992

T27 R14 Sec 29

Road Width at Culvert: 25 ft.

Road Surface: Paved

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: 300 ft.

Slope: 1-5%

Vegetation: heavy

Length: 100 ft.

Slope: 0%

Vegetation: heavy

Length: 30 ft.

Diameter: 3.5 ft.

Material: concrete

Condition :fair

Flow: fish passage problem

Fill Depth: 5 ft.

Embankment Slope: 1:1

Fill Depth: 6 ft.

Embankment Slope: vertical

Stream Width: 9 ft.

Stream Depth: 1 in.

Stream Current: slow

Stream Substrate: sand,gravel

Stream Width: 11 ft.

Stream Depth: 1 in.

Stream Current: moderate

Stream Substrate: sand,gravel

Is there Streambank erosion beside the crossing? no

Is there embankment erosion? no

Is there erosion at the culvert outlet? yes

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

Is there pooling at the outlet? yes

Is there sand over the crossing? no

 

Extent of Erosion: severe

Cause of Erosion: Steep embankments and Stream constriction

Action Recommended? no

Add pavement? no

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 causing fish passage issues and is out dated

 

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