Schaeffer Meadow

Trout Unlimited Funding and Coordination

U.S. Forest Service Partner

Anabranch Solutions Design and Construction

State:

California

Stream Name:

Schaeffer Creek

Watershed:

Soda Creek-South Fork Kern River

Implementation Date:

Sep. 03, 2024

Treatment Length (m):

1500

LT-PBR Structures:

Project Goals and Objectives

Schaeffer Meadow is a long, narrow, high-gradient meadow that is one drainage to the south of Strawberry Creek, and is a tributary to the South Fork Kern River. Its high gradient and often dry conditions make it very vulnerable to headcutting, and it contains numerous active and arrested (through checkdams and wood installations) headcuts throughout. Therefore the objectives were to further arrest headcuts, promote aggradation and increase floodplain connectivity.

Structure Construction Elements

A total of 46 structures were implemented in Schaeffer meadow, consisting of 25 BDAs, 15 PALS and 6 hybrid structures (tight PALS)

Project Photos

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