Road Stream Crossing Site S454

Boardman River Watershed, Jaxon Creek

Blair Townhall Rd

Crossing: Blair Townhall Road / Jaxon Creek

Paradise Twp, Grand Traverse County

GPS Coordinates: 44.62806 , -85.56837

T26N R10W Sec 19, 30

Road Width at Culvert: 15 ft.

Road Surface: Gravel

Maintenance: seasonal

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

Comments: Outlet is buried under washout, streambed is dry due to upstream beaver activity.

Slope: 0%

Vegetation: heavy

Slope: 0%

Vegetation: heavy

Shape: round

Diameter: 1.5 ft diameter ft.

Material: galvanized

Condition :poor

Flow: obstructed

Fill Depth: 1 ft.

Embankment Slope: >2:1 slope

Stream Current: none

Stream Substrate: muck

Stream Current: none

Stream Substrate: sand,gravel

Is there Streambank erosion beside the crossing? no

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

 

Extent of Erosion: severe

Action Recommended? yes

Add pavement? yes

Pave Left Approach: 50 Lineal Feet

Pave Right Approach: 50 Lineal Feet

Add paved raised edge? yes

Increase fill? no

Replace culvert(s)? no

Dimensions of replacement: 3 ft diameter, 24 feet long, round, galvanized

Extend culvert(s)? no

Other Treatments: Revegetation

Comments: Beaver activity upstream has diverted the flow of Jaxon Creek away from this site. Further investigations will take place in this matter. Currently this is an intermittent stream with evidence of recent flows (spring). Sand is storing in the channel fr