Project Number: 46
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Kolb
Creek
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Project Type: Channel Restoration, Bioengineering
Contact:
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Geographic Location:
Township: City of Kitchener
Watershed: Grand River
Stream Size: 1m wide
UTM Grid Coordinates: 17 545682 E 4813281 N
Purpose:
To remove a dam and create a natural floodway.
Objectives:
To undertake a 1 km drainage project that reconnects the watershed, provides fish habitat and improves valley corridor. Description:
Description:
Rehabilitation techniques used included: brush mattresses, fascines, wetland plantings, rip rap with brush mattresses and snake hibernacula.
| Estimated Cost: $300,000 |
Construction Date: 1994 |
Volunteer Effort: 0 |
Funding Sources:
Development Charges- City of Kitchener
Project Partners:
None