Introduction Kentucky is a land locked state in the eastern part of the United States, and this territory packs a lot of punch. All year round the weather is a roll of the dice, just ask anyone who lives here. With the seasons comes a significant amount of precipitation. Over many years, these precipitation events have carved through the landscape to bring us many hydrologic areas, including rivers, lakes, and streams. Without a doubt, water is a necessity that needs to be taken into strong consideration. Whether it comes to management, distribution, or quality, all water resources are within our jurisdiction. Our group was given the opportunity to put our minds and academic resources to the test. The task at hand was to find and locate a failing stream within our city limits that needed explicit assessment. With our groups combined efforts, we came up with a restoration plan.Two Reaches in Picadome golf course became the area of interest.

Classification Once we found an appropriate area of study, we designated two reaches and pools to analyze. Using provided equipment we were able to survey the stream. The stream in question was part of a watershed that was roughly two miles-squared in area. After much field work we were able to determine that our stream had a very small slope (0.0023,0.0034), a high entrenchment ratio (7.69,5.24), moderate width-to-depth (12.52,13.4), and low sinuosity (0.81,0.98). We also came to the conclusion that most of the channel material in reach 1 fell within the gravel range of 2-64mm, and reach 2 classified as bedrock. Using the Rosgen Classification system we were able to determine the stream type of both reaches, which include:Reach 1: Type C4Reach 2: Type C1Excel was used to quantify all of our data (example)

Abkf 13.5 ft2

Wbkf 13.0 ft

dbkf 1.04 ft

dmax 1.91 ft

2*dmax 3.82 ft

FS Wfpa 4.55 ft

Std Bnk H 2.55 ft

wfpa 100.0ER 7.6923077w/d 12.523157

Manningswetted perimiter15.076154hydraulic radius0.8951222roughness coeffi cient0.035Velocity 1.8962854Q 25.590371

Current Condition Once we identified the stream type, we gathered the necessary information to help us be able to determine the current condition of the stream. To do this, we took advantage of the multiple facets of the Near-Bank Stress (NBS) in relation to the Bank Erosion Hazard Index (BEHI). In addition, we also calculated the Rapid Bioassesment Protocol (RBP), Stream Visual Assessment Protocol (SVAP), Modified Pfankuch, and Entrainment/Competence (E/C). A summary of this information includes: Reach 1: Reach 2:

NBS: 1.86 (High) NBS: 2.08 (High) BEHI: 32.3 (High) BEHI: 29.3 (Moderate)RBP: 88 RBP: 143SVAP: 4.17 (Poor) SVAP: 6.24Modified P: 121 (Unstable) Modified P: 103 (Poor)

E/C: Req. Bnkf D (Degrading) E/C: N/A (Bedrock) Req. Bnkf S (Stable) N/A (Bedrock)Basically, the stream is in very poor condition. Every assessment we made, ended up with sub-par results. In the field, our group visually could see the explicit signs of instability. (Reach 1 example + XSEC) (Reach 2 example + XSEC)

Just like in any planning scenario, our group had to get creative to figure out certain information that could not be directly calculated. We took advantage of Regional curves to help us determine ambiguous data. Most of this data was used to make comparisons to our empirical findings.

Technical Aspects

Restoration Proposal

Goals: 1. Use priority 3 methods to increase access to floodplain area by widening overall cross-section as well as decreasing bank slopes:

1b. Insert in stream structures, such as J-hooks to re-direct the flow towards the center of the stream and address erosion of banks:

2. Increase stream length by increasing sinuosity in order to improve the issue of erosion of banks as well as bridges, and deposition; interaction between the stream and golf course is minimal which would allow space for priority 2 stream restoration

(Regional Curve Examples + Data Comparisons)

3. Introduce vegetation and improve the riparian buffer; interaction between the stream and golf course is minimal which would allow for larger plants in this area. Example of a freshly planted riparian buffer shown below:

Picadome Restoration

Proposal