Bidwell Avenue Big Chico Creek Restoration

Streaminder's plan is to create a floodplain at a particularly affected part of Big Chico Creek, near Bidwell and Nord avenues. The creek has cut deep into its bed and creekside erosion is occurring. By building a floodplain in an unoccupied area next to the creek, erosion can be averted.

Photos

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Bank stabilization work
Scour and Devour invasive plant removal

Related Reports

2004 Greenline Survey, Big Chico Creek, Bidwell Avenue Reach, Chico:
Report on vegetation composition and change since 1998
Prepared by James Dempsey
Survey conducted by James Dempsey, Orene Owen, Robin McCollum, and Kristin McHenry for Interactive Design
October 2004 (278 KB PDF)

News

E-R Article: May 4, 2004
Creekside project is moving ahead, slowly

Information on Floodplains

Below are three reports explaining the value of floodplains (the Bidwell Ave. project is designed to create a fooldplain):

Rivers, Floodplains and Wetlands: Connectivity and Dynamics
June 2003 (331 KB PDF)

The Value of Floods and Floodplains
October 2003 (421 KB PDF)

Floodplains: Lessons from The Cosumnes River and Yolo Bypass
October 2003 (127 KB PDF)