Project Number: 120
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Carruthers
Pond
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Project Type: Channel Restoration, Habitat Improvement
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Geographic Location:
Township:Whitchurch-Stouffville
Watershed: Rouge River
Stream Size: 2nd Order
UTM Grid Coordinates: 17 637013 E 4866647 N
Purpose:
To mitigate impact of a large dam.
Objectives:
To maintain water temperature and help flow of sediment and nutrients through the system. To reconnect aquatic and terrestrial corridors.
Description:
A stream channel and wetland pockets were constructed within the impoundment above the dam. Future works include a new channel that will bypass the old dam.
| Estimated Cost: $22,000.00 | Construction Date: 1998 and ongoing | Volunteer Effort: 1000 hrs |
Funding Sources:
Rouge Park Alliance, Environment Canada (Action 21)
Project Partners:
Landowner, Harrington and Hoyle Ltd., University of Guelph, OMNR, TRCA, Ryder Trucks