Lower Squaw Creek Restoration Public Workshop
for
The Friends of Squaw Creek
Truckee River Watershed Council
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Prepared by:
Mike Liquori
May 15, 2008
Funding for this project has been provided by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, an agency of the State of California
May 15, 2008
Existing ConditionsExisting ConditionsExisting Conditions
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Then (1950s)Then (1950s)
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Now (2004)Now (2004)
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Historic Channel (Pre Olympics)Historic Channel (Pre Olympics)
Original Design
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Historic Channel (Pre Olympics)Historic Channel (Pre Olympics)
As-Built Overlay
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Olympic ParkingOlympic Parking
• Historic channel modifications
• Land‐use w/i watershed
• Changes in:– Sediment – Hydrology– Hydraulics– Vegetation
Mullholand, 2002
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Then (1962)Then (1962)
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NowNow
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Then & NowThen & Now
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Then & NowThen & Now