Road Stream Crossing Site S435A

Boardman River Watershed, Kingsley Creek

Blair St

Crossing: Blair Street / Kingsley Creek

Paradise Twp, Grand Traverse County

GPS Coordinates: 44.58372 , -85.53909

T25N R10W Sec 8

Road Surface: Paved

Maintenance: year around

Existing Drainage Control? yes

Any Failings? yes

Type of Crossing: culvert(s) (single culvert)

Is this crossing constricted? no

Are there adjacent wetlands? yes

Slope: 0%

Vegetation: partial

Slope: 0%

Vegetation: partial

Shape: round

Diameter: 2 ft diameter ft.

Material: concrete

Condition :fair

Flow: clear

Embankment Slope: >2:1 slope

Embankment Slope: vertical

Stream Width: 2 ft.

Stream Depth: 2 in.

Stream Current: slow

Stream Substrate: muck

Stream Width: 2 ft.

Stream Depth: 2 in.

Stream Current: slow

Stream Substrate: sand,gravel

Is there Streambank erosion beside the crossing? yes

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: stormwater

Action Recommended? yes

Add pavement? no

Add paved raised edge? no

Increase fill? no

Replace culvert(s)? no

Extend culvert(s)? no

Comments: Inlet embankment is concrete.

Stormwater from Blair Street pours into the creek from diversion outlet directly above culvert outlet. A pool is forming at the outlet because of the falling stormwater.

Stormwater from Elm Street pours out of