Road Stream Crossing Site S437

Boardman River Watershed, Jaxon Creek

M-113 @ Hency, Bancroft Rds

Crossing: M-113 / Jaxon Creek

Mayfield Twp, Grand Traverse County

GPS Coordinates: 44.58441 , -85.58459

T25N R11W Sec 1, 12

Existing Drainage Control? no

Any Failings? no

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

Is this crossing constricted? no

Are there adjacent wetlands? no

Comments: stream flows from SW corner underneath intersection to NE corner

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? yes

Other Conditions: Major Ditch Gullying on SW corner (near inlet)

 

Extent of Erosion: severe

Cause of Erosion: snow removal practices, inadequate buffer strip

Action Recommended? yes

Add pavement? no

Add paved raised edge? no

Increase fill? no

Replace culvert(s)? no

Extend culvert(s)? no

Other Treatments: Contact G.T. County Road Commission about plowing snow into the creek. Find out who is mowing the shoulder and educate them about buffer strips.

Comments: Landowner concerned about improper snow removal practices. Too much mowing during summer. Three upstream lakes held in place by small dams... may be an issue for maintaining consistent water flows. Beavers are constant problems according to landowners.