ROBINSON CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT
FLETCHER, NC
STATS
Tributary of the French Broad River
Newfound Creek Watershed
Buncombe County, Fletcher, NC
- STATUS: COMPLETE
- APPROX. 1,650 FEET OF STREAM RESTORED
Natural Resource Concern/Issues
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Robinson Creek experienced eroding streambanks, an unstable stream channel, and impaired or reduced habitat.
Project Objectives:
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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