LINVILLE RIVER

AVERY COUNTY, NC

STATS

Linville River in Avery County, NC

  • STATUS: COMPLETE
  • APPROX. 1,500 FEET OF STREAM RESTORED
Linville River construction
Linville River step pool
CONSTRUCTION
STEP POOL

Natural Resource Concern/Issues

  • A low-water bridge altered river flow over decades, causing a mid-stream bar, lateral instability, aggradation, degradation, and bank erosion.

Project Objectives:

  • Floodplain and bench construction and enhancements

  • Creation of new channel

  • Introduction of buffer plantings and removal of invasive species

  • Removal of low-water bridge and implementation of a water ford

PARTNERS

  • Clean Water Management Trust Fund
  • NC Forest Service
  • NC Dept of Agriculture
  • Jennings Environmental
  • North State Environmental