Road Stream Crossing Site S847

Boardman River Watershed, Kids Creek Tributary AA

Building 53 Driveway and Sidewalk

Garfield Twp, Grand Traverse County

GPS Coordinates: 44.75675 , -85.64488

T27N R11W Sec 9

Road Width at Culvert: 18 ft.

Road Surface: Paved

Maintenance: seasonal

Low Point: At Red Drive

Existing Drainage Control? no

Any Failings? no

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

Is this crossing constricted? yes

Are there adjacent wetlands? yes

Comments: Sand is choking the inlet

Vegetation: heavy

Vegetation: heavy

Shape: round

Length: 90 ft.

Diameter: 2.5 ft diameter ft.

Material: concrete

Condition :fair

Flow: obstructed

Fill Depth: 1 ft.

Embankment Slope: vertical

Fill Depth: 1 ft.

Embankment Slope: vertical

Stream Width: 2 ft.

Stream Depth: 2 in.

Stream Current: moderate

Stream Substrate: sand

Stream Width: 1.5 ft.

Stream Depth: 6 in.

Stream Current: fast

Stream Substrate: gravel

Is there Streambank erosion beside the crossing? no

Is there embankment erosion? no

Is there erosion at the culvert outlet? no

Is there erosion at the shoulder and/or ditch? no

Is there pooling at the outlet? no

Is there sand over the crossing? no

 

Extent of Erosion: none

Action Recommended? yes

Add pavement? no

Add paved raised edge? no

Increase fill? no

Replace culvert(s)? no

Dimensions of replacement: round, galvanized, 4 ft diameter, 40 feet long

Extend culvert(s)? no

Other Treatments: See comments...

Comments: Remove sidewalk and shorten the grade to 30 ft, rebuild exposed stream channel, shorten culvert to 40 ft.

Remove concrete dam upstream of crossing that used to hold a small pond. The pond has completely filled with sediment and the blockage is cau