Road Stream Crossing Site LTB-144
Little Traverse Bay Watershed, Unknown tributary of Bear River
Maple Valley Rd
Melrose Twp,
Charlevoix County
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Site Location
GPS Coordinates: 45.28399792
, -84.93078912
Owned by Private
Fish Passability 0
Structure is NOT Perched
Total Erosion: 0.7779 tons/year
Severity: Severe
Year Inventoried: 2014
Inlet
Outlet
Upstream Conditions
Downstream Conditions
Road Approach - Left
Road Approach - Right
Crossing Information
Type of Crossing: culvert(s)
Number of Structures: 1
Structure Shape: Round
Inlet Type: Projecting
Outlet Type: At Stream Grade
Structure Material: Metal
Structure Substrate: Mixture
General Conditions: Poor
Structure Interior: corrugated
Structure is Rusted through
Dimensions of Structure: Length 49 ft.
, Width 1.92 ft.
, Height 1.92 ft.
Percentage Plugged:
Inlet: 1% to 25%
Outlet: 51% to 75%
Percentage Crushed:
Inlet: 26% to 50%
Structure is NOT Perched
Structure Inlet
Water Depth: 0.02 ft.
Embedded Depth of Structure: 0.42 ft.
Water Velocity*: 0 ft./sec.
Water Depth: 0 ft.
Embedded Depth of Structure: 0.5 ft.
Water Velocity*: 0 ft./sec.
*Water Velocities were measured 0.01 ft. below Surface
(with Meter)
Additional Comments
5585 Maple Valley. Old site ID: UT-22.
Stream Information
Stream Flow: Less than 1/2 Bankfull
Riffle Information
Water Depth: 1 ft.
(Measured with Meter)
Dominant Substrate: Organics
Road Information
Gravel
County Road
Road Condition: Fair
Road Width at Culvert: 25.67 ft.
Location of Low Point: Other
Runoff Path: Ditch
Embankments
Upstream
Fill Depth: 6 ft.
Slope: 1:1.5
Downstream
Fill Depth: 6 ft.
Slope: 1:1.5
Approaches
Left Approach
Length: 250 ft.
Slope: 1% to 5%
Vegetation: Heavy
LS Factor: 0.44
Erosion: 0.7779 tons/year
Right Approach
Length: 0 ft.
Slope: Less Than 1%
Vegetation: Heavy
LS Factor: 0.05
Erosion: 0 tons/year
Erosion Information
Total Erosion at Crossing: 0.7779 tons/year
Extent of Erosion: Stabilized
Summary Information
Fish Passability 0
A future visit to this site is recommended. Plugged and poor condition, water difficult to pass through wet silt inside, plugged culvert.
These non-native species were observerd at this site: invasive Cattails