Swan River Restoration Project
SWAN RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT
Conceptual Design Plan, Gravel Quantities and Implementation Cost Estimate
Conceptual Design Plan, Gravel Quantities and Implementation Cost Estimate (Word Doc)
Figure 3 – Proposed Conditions
Figure 4 - Proposed Conditions Lower Reach
Figure 5 – Proposed Conditions Upper Reach
Figure 6 – Gravel Extraction Plan – 1
Figure 6 – Gravel Extraction Plan – 2
Proposed Channel Construction – 1
Proposed Channel Construction – 2
Cobble Filled COIR Fabric Lift Detail
The Swan River Restoration Project proposes to restore over one mile of river through 50 acres of land owned by Summit County and the Town of Breckenridge near Breckenridge, Colorado.
The property was heavily impacted by dredge boat mining in the early 1900’s and is basically devoid of resource values. Although a few acres of vegetated terrain remain or have developed, the majority of the property is barren gravel and cobble left in stockpiles by the dredge boats after they extracted precious metals. The Swan River flows in a straight ditch adjacent to the county road on the north side of the property. In the upper half of the property, the river only flows at high water, and the remainder of the year is subsurface. Human and wildlife use of the property is almost non-existent.