Road Stream Crossing Site S702
Boardman River Watershed, Kids Creek
Recreational Trail
Traverse City,
Grand Traverse County
Information collected by:
GPS Coordinates: 44.75203
, -85.63899
T27N
R11W
Sec 9
Adjacent Land Owned by Local Government
Severity: Severe
Site Location
Crossing Information
Road Width at Culvert: 10 ft.
Road Surface: Sand
Gravel
Gravel
Existing Drainage Control? no
Any Failings? no
Type of Crossing: culvert(s)
(single culvert)
Is this crossing constricted? yes
Are there adjacent wetlands? yes
Approaches
Left Approach
Slope: 0%
Vegetation: heavy
Right Approach
Slope: 0%
Vegetation: heavy
Culvert Information
Shape: low profile box
Length: 16 ft.
Diameter: 10 feet wide, 8 feet tall ft.
Material: concrete
Condition :poor
Flow: clear
Embankments
Upstream
Fill Depth: 0.5 ft.
Embankment Slope: vertical
Downstream
Fill Depth: 0.5 ft.
Embankment Slope: vertical
Stream Information
Upstream
Stream Width: 15 ft.
Stream Depth: 6 in.
Stream Current: moderate
Stream Substrate: sand
Downstream
Stream Width: 11 ft.
Stream Depth: 10 in.
Stream Current: moderate
Stream Substrate: sand
Erosion Information
Conditions
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? yes
Is there pooling at the outlet? no
Is there sand over the crossing? no
Other Conditions: Foot traffic, High water erosion
Extent of Erosion: severe
Cause of Erosion: Failing culvert, stormwater influence from adjacent tributary (see S716)
Recommended Treatments
Action Recommended? yes
Add pavement? no
Add paved raised edge? no
Increase fill? no
Replace culvert(s)? no
Extend culvert(s)? no
Other Treatments: Install bridge, rock riprap, and revegetate
Comments: Nasty site... Concrete is failing and falling apart. The drainage ditch from S716 is hardly a creek. All muck and silty with very little flow. Stormwater flows are destroying this site. New crossng recommended along with ditch rehabilitation and one o
Severity:Severe
This page last updated on 2/9/2022.