Rivers and Floodplains
47,000 feet of New/Restored
Channel and Counting
Whether the goal is to improve degraded river and stream systems or to provide flood relief, Natural Systems Design’s water resource engineering services strive to improve functional habitats based on proven engineering and ecological connectivity.
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Wind River
Channel Restoration |
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Problem: Habitat structures had been placed in an effort to increase salmonid rearing habitat. These structures created gravel bars that split the flow of the river, creating a wide and shallow channel.
Approach: Removed the existing structures and reconfigured the channel to reestablish a self-maintaining single thread channel.
Solution: Over 45 large woody pieces and approximately 300 large, on-site boulders were used to construct features in the stream that would set and maintain bed elevations, meander locations and bar heights.
Result: More than 2,000 feet of river were restored to a single deeper and narrower channel, making a more hospitable environment for steelhead trout and chinook salmon.
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