CRAB CREEK STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT

HENDERSONVILLE, NC

STATS

French Broad Watershed in Hendersonville, NC

  • COMPLETED 2023
  • 1100 FEET OF STREAM RESTORED
  • 2180 LIVE STAKES PLANTED
  • 390 TREES PLANTED
  • 20.1 TONS OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN 10 YEARS
  • 125 TONS OF SEDIMENT REDUCTION

PARTNERS

BEFORE
AFTER

Natural Resource Concern/Issues

  • Streambanks on Crab Creek were steep and severely eroded and lacked a riparian buffer

  • Original Stream = Type C4

Project Objectives:

  • Restored Stream Type = G4c

  • Improve water quality by reducing sediment, nutrient, organic, and inorganic loading of the stream and reduce streambank erosion

  • 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

  • Construct rock and woody structures to provide instream habitat, stabilize streambanks and the channel bed

  • Establish a riparian buffer and reestablish native plants, trees, and shrubs