Chinquapin Creek Stream Restoration Project
Phase 1 Construction
Phase 1 of the Chinquapin Creek Project raised the streambed and established a floodplain.
Phase 2 Construction
In Phase 2 of the Chinquapin Creek Project, the project team used the wood available on-site for the structures. Some rock was used for some of the grade control structures. Native live stakes, bare root seedlings, and a native seed mix were used to vegetate the site.
Chinquapin Creek
Ararat River Watershed
Surry County, Pilot Mountain, NC
Status: Complete
Stream Restored: ~4,950 feet
Planting Stats: live stakes 5,818 & 1,710 Trees
Carbon Sequestration: 43.5 tons
Sediment Reduction: 359 tons
Resource Institute’s Partners:
Natural Resource Concerns/Issues
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Chinquapin Creek, a tributary of Tom’s Creek. Tom’s Creek plays a crucial role in supplying water to the Town of Mountain Pilot. The primary objective of this project is to significantly reduce the sediment entering the town’s water supply.
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Streambanks on Chinquapin Creek were steep and severely eroded and lacked a riparian buffer
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Original Stream = G4
Project Objectives:
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Restored Stream Type = B4c
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Improve water quality by reducing sediment, nutrient, organic, and inorganic loading of the stream and reduce streambank erosion
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Stabilize the stream reach to prevent further aggradation or degradation by providing an improved dimension, pattern and/or profile that will improve sediment transport and manage surface waters and groundwater levels in floodplains, riparian areas, and wetlands
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Construct rock and woody structures to provide instream habitat, stabilize streambanks and the channel bed
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Establish a riparian buffer, remove invasive plant species, and reestablish native plants, trees, and shrubs