Road Stream Crossing Site S848

Boardman River Watershed, Kids Creek Tributary AA

Building 53 Driveway (south)

Garfield Twp, Grand Traverse County

GPS Coordinates: 44.75598 , -85.64518

T27N R11W Sec 9

Existing Drainage Control? no

Any Failings? no

Is this crossing constricted? yes

Are there adjacent wetlands? yes

Comments: water drops several inches into the culvert inlet, rocks have created a hydraulic lift upstream

Shape: round

Diameter: 2.5 ft diameter ft.

Material: concrete

Condition :fair

Flow: clear

Fill Depth: 2 ft.

Embankment Slope: vertical

Fill Depth: 2 ft.

Embankment Slope: vertical

Stream Width: 3 ft.

Stream Depth: 2 in.

Stream Current: moderate

Stream Substrate: sand,gravel

Stream Width: 1.5 ft.

Stream Depth: 4 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? no

Add pavement? no

Add paved raised edge? no

Increase fill? no

Replace culvert(s)? no

Extend culvert(s)? no

Other Treatments: See comments...

Comments: Crossing type: single culvert / bridge

If road to no longer be used, remove bridge and crossing/culvert or at least shorten culvert so that it only goes under the driveway and rebuild the new exposed stream channel.