Road Stream Crossing Site LMN002

Frontal Lake Michigan Watershed, Big Sucker Creek
Wilderness Park Drive
Bliss Twp, Emmet County
Information collected by:
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Site Location
GPS Coordinates: 45.75092 , -84.88818
T39N R5W Sec 26
Owned by State
Structure is NOT Perched
Total Erosion: 0.1944 tons/year
Severity: Minor
Year Inventoried: 2018
Site ID
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: Ellipse
Inlet Type: Mitered
Outlet Type: Cascade over Riprap
Structure Material: Metal
Structure Substrate: None
General Conditions: Good
Structure Interior: corrugated
Dimensions of Structure: Length 75 ft. , Width 5.45 ft. , Height 2.5 ft.
Percentage Crushed: Inlet: 0% Outlet: 0% In Pipe: 1% to 25%
Structure is NOT Perched
Structure Inlet
Water Depth: 0.7 ft.
Embedded Depth of Structure: 0.7 ft.
Water Velocity*: 0.4764 ft./sec.
Structure Outlet
Water Depth: 0.8 ft.
Embedded Depth of Structure: 0 ft.
Water Velocity*: 0.434 ft./sec.
*Water Velocities were measured 0.4 ft. below Surface (with Meter)
Stream Information
Stream Flow: Bankfull
Road Information
Paved State Road
Road Condition: Good
Road Width at Culvert: 30 ft.
Location of Low Point: At Stream
Runoff Path: Roadway
Embankments
Upstream
Fill Depth: 7 ft.
Slope: 1:2
Downstream
Fill Depth: 10 ft.
Slope: 1:1.5
Approaches
Left Approach
Length: 200 ft.
Slope: 1% to 5%
Vegetation: Heavy
LS Factor: 0.43
Erosion: 0.0853 tons/year
Right Approach
Length: 250 ft.
Slope: 1% to 5%
Vegetation: Heavy
LS Factor: 0.44
Erosion: 0.1091 tons/year
Erosion Information
Total Erosion at Crossing: 0.1944 tons/year
Summary Information