Completed in 2001
For more information contact:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Alpena Fishery Resources Office
145 Water Street
Alpena, MI 49707
| Project Description: |
Located in Kalkaska County, Michigan,
the Sharon Road crossing on the Manistee River impounded water
during precipitation events, resulting in increased water temperature
and eroded riverbanks. Due to lack of proper ditches and sediment
basins, storm water ran down the road and directly into the river,
carrying with it sediments.
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| Project
Outcome: |
The improperly
designed road culvert was replaced with a single-span wooden bridge
at Sharon Road on the North Branch of the Manistee River. |
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 Bridge reconstruction on the North Branch Manistee River at
Sharon Road
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| Benefits: |
This project provided access
to 12 additional
stream miles for brook
trout, brown trout, and several other species, during all types of flow conditions, for spawning, rearing and feeding. Construction of
the timber bridge and hardening of the road surface also alleviated
the sediment runoff associated with the crossing. |
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| Partners: |
Conservation
Resources Alliance, Huron Pines Resource Conservation and Development
Area Council, Inc., Trout Unlimited-Paul Young Chapter, Kalkaska
County Conservation District, Kalkaska County Road Commission,
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Department
of Environmental Quality, Upper Manistee River Restoration Committee,
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Maple Island Log
Homes of Michigan, and USFWS-Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program. |
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