Linville River
Linville Step Pool
A step-pool structure installed as part of the Linville River Project. Engineering and design by Jennings Environmental.
Linville River Construction
Construction on the Linville River Project by North State Environmental.
Linville River
Avery County, NC
Status: Complete
Stream Restored: ~1,500 feet
Partners:
- Clean Water Management Trust Fund
- NC Forest Service
- NC Dept of Agriculture
- Jennings Environmental
- North State Environmental
Resource Concern/Issues:
Low water bridge has caused a mid-stream bar to form due to a modification of river flow over decades of existence/obstruction. The stream has become laterally unstable, aggrading, degrading and contains bank erosion.
Project Objectives:
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Floodplain and bench construction and enhancements
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Creation of new channel
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Introduction of buffer plantings and removal of invasive species
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Removal of low water bridge and implementation of a water ford
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