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., Ii: .. ~ .' ='" ..<1_....'. ,,,,">""'''''.,,;~.,~'''''''',,,,,.-.,,,'...--'''.''''''-",,,,,-P;'.-''''....'~'," '.~ ... ~'--"" ... ..lJ'_.~~'~' - ---"",""""""""""'l___"""-,;_..'.;"'rJNJ"''-''''''.l~''''' Location: Town of Snowmass Village Landowner: John McCarty Town of Snowmass Village (970) 923-5524 Additional Contact: Bill Johnson Earth Resource Investigations (970) 963-1356 Restoration Objective: Channel stabilization, aesthetics and fish habitat improvement Description: Brush Creek is a high bedload stream that flows through the town of Snowmass Village. The reach of the channel targeted for restoration was downcut and undergoing severe lateral migration. Directions: Take Highway 82 from Glenwood Springs to the Brush Creek turnoff. Follow Brush Creek to the town of Snowmass Village. Turn left onto Owl Creek Road. Take the first left on Owl Creek Road just before the Fire Station and park in the Snowmass Chapel parking lot. Walk along the bike trail for a short distance to Brush Creek. Goals: The primary goals of the project were to develop a stable chan- nel system and improve the fishery habitat along a 1,500 foot reach of Brush Creek. Because the Creek flows through the town and is highly visible, it was also important to insure that improvements to the crcek were aesthetically pleas- mg. Methods: Instream structures were installed to reduce the amount of bed- load and suspended sediment loads carried down the channel to the Roaring Fork River, and to improve fish habitat. Improvements included the creation of a step pool system which was developed by installing drop structurcs and vortex weirs at stratcgic locations within the channel. These structures were used to effectively reduce flow velocity within the channel, and create a series of pools for fish to rest and feed. To stabilize the eroded and downcut banks, a series of rocks and biologs were installed along the banks. The treated areas were thcn revegetated with a mixture of hydrophytic species. Results: Following the implementation of stream improvements. this stretch of the creek has withstood high flows during spring runoff with all of the structures remaining intact. The vortex weirs and scour pools created below the 40 Driving Guide . Colorado Watershed -j ~