Projects - River and Floodplain Restoration
River and Floodplain Restoration Projects Title   Auburn School Park Preserve: Lincoln Creek Restoration   Auburn School Park Preserve: Lincoln Creek Restoration
Project Summary On Lincoln Creek in downtown Auburn, PWA provided plans for the removal of the existing culvert and the final design and daylighting of a stable, regionally and geomorphically-appropriate creek channel, integrated with other park elements.
   
Location Auburn, California
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River and Floodplain Restoration Projects Title   Lower American River Sunrise Side Channel Enhancement   Lower American River Sunrise Side Channel Enhancement
Project Summary PWA, as part of an interdisciplinary team, worked to design and build modifications to the side channel to reduce the potential for redd desiccation in the Lower American River in Sacramento.
   
Location Sacramento, California
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River and Floodplain Restoration Projects Title   Redwood Creek Restoration   Redwood Creek Restoration
Project Summary PWA led the planning and design effort for the channel/floodplain restoration of a 33-acre site in the lower reaches of Redwood Creek in Marin County, California.
   
Location Marin County, California
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River and Floodplain Restoration Projects Title   Carmel River Lagoon Enhancement Project   Carmel River Lagoon Enhancement Project
Project Summary The lower Carmel River Lagoon was once home to one of the premier steelhead runs in California. The Lagoon suffered an extensive loss of open water and wetland habitat after significant portions of the wetland were filled to create new agricultural land.
   
Location Carmel, California
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River and Floodplain Restoration Projects Title   Merced River and Floodplain Restoration   Merced River and Floodplain Restoration
Project Summary Working as part of a consultant team, PWA is assisting the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish Game in channel and floodplain restoration for over two miles of the Merced River.
   
Location Merced County, California
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River and Floodplain Restoration Projects Title   Sausal Creek Daylighting   Sausal Creek Daylighting
Project Summary PWA led a multi-disciplinary team of landscape architects, architects, civil and structural engineers to develop the Sausal Creek Daylighting project as an integral component of the new Town Center in Portola Valley, California.
   
Location Portola Valley, California
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River and Floodplain Restoration Projects Title   Chorro Flats: Chorro Creek and Floodplain Restoration   Chorro Flats: Chorro Creek and Floodplain Restoration
Project Summary PWA was retained to identify causes and develop management options for the decline in Morro Bay’s aquatic habitat. The project has received a number of awards in recognition of its benefits to the riparian habitat and contribution to the long-term health of the Bay.
   
Location Monterey County, California
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River and Floodplain Restoration Projects Title   Upper Pájaro/Soap Lake Restoration   Upper Pájaro/Soap Lake Restoration
Project Summary PWA provided a preliminary design for river and wetland restoration across the area known as Soap Lake, a 9,000-acre floodplain on the Santa Clara and San Benito County border.
   
Location Santa Clara/San Benito County, California
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River and Floodplain Restoration Projects Title   Inman Creek Habitat Enhancement   Inman Creek Habitat Enhancement
Project Summary PWA prepared a technical report summarizing geomorphic processes in Inman Creek, including the relationship between bar and pool morphologies, large woody debris accumulation and salmonid habitat.
   
Location Mendocino County, California
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River and Floodplain Restoration Projects Title   Tallac and Taylor Creek Watershed Assessment and Restoration Plan   Tallac and Taylor Creek Watershed Assessment and Restoration Plan
Project Summary PWA was part of a consultant team hired to assess the Tallac and Taylor Creeks watersheds’ past, present and future conditions. Based on this, the team developed a conceptual design to restore the area’s hydrologic, geomorphic and wildlife functions.
   
Location Lake Tahoe, California
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River and Floodplain Restoration Projects Title   The Napa River Watershed Flood Protection & Habitat Enhancement   The Napa River Watershed Flood Protection & Habitat Enhancement
Project Summary PWA provided conceptual designs for flood reduction and habitat enhancement using floodplain and marshplain terraces and wetland areas on the Napa River. The conceptual designs produced were subsequently adopted by the USACE for full design and implementation.
   
Location Napa County, California
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