The Farm Ditch Project

Current Project:

• The Farm Ditch Project has 3 Projects.

Project 1: This will install rip-rap aprons, a stilling basin, at-grade crossing, stone toe to support the stream bank.

Project 2: This will include a cross vane, a one-sided two-stage ditch, and a stone toe to support the stream bank.

Project 3: This will include repairs to the pond outlet structure, downstream channel restoration & incoming gul

Holding Pond Maintenance:

Repair and dredging of the existing holding pond on the Crow property which has filled with sediment over the past 30 years.

University Bio Station Boathouse:

Exert of letter from Adam B. November 2024

I have a contractor that will be doing boathouse demolition. That will be happening this winter once the ground conditions are better for their equipment. I will likely be closing the trail access near there for safety reasons associated with their equipment use. also, I have planned shoreline restoration. This will remove 

Spear Rd. Drainage Culvert:

Exert of letter from Adam B. November 2024

Regarding the beavers, I am working on getting the beaver outflow contract setup for bid. There aren't any traps out currently. The cage that can be seen is the guard. Trapping is likely if they move back into that pond when the water level comes up again.

When I came into this role that it didn't sound like the county had plans t

WASCOB & 2 check dams

      The WASCOB and Check Dams planned for E. Morsches Rd. will slow water velocity going through the tributary  on Valley Drive.  Last year this tributary carried a lot of sediment into the lake and by slowing down the flow of water we hope to see a significant improvement.

More pictures to come.

The second set of Check Dams on the Don Crow property: 

      These two projects (this one and the one above) were moved up to high priority because they are important water quality improvement projects and because funding was going to be available only if the projects could be completed by 12/31/24.  Otherwise, the funding would revert back to the DNR and would be more difficult to qualify for in 

Completed Projects:

     Johnson Property SR# 9

Around 900' of new drain tile from the dam at the holding pond to the ditch along SR#9

Riprap along East side of SR#9

Crow Property Check Dams

View looking down the hill from the North to the South.

View looking up the hill from the South to the North.

INDNR LARE Reports for Crooked Lake project History. If you want to see any projects that we may not have posted please Click on the DNR banner.

 Planned  Projects:

• Gaerte Property Bioswale
• Ditch Opening & Shoreline Native Plants
• 24 Acre DNR Property Grass Swale & Mini French Drains

Ditch that drains runoff from the24 Acre Nature preserve North of Pressler Rd. between 1326 & 1344 E. Pressler Rd.

Sediment plume fron the Ditch into Little Crooker Lake

INDNR LARE Reports for Crooked Lake project History. If you want to see any projects that we may not have posted please Click on the DNR banner.

Farm Ditch Project:

• Project 4

Old Road bed erosion restoration. This project is located in the North East  corner of the Farm Ditch Project Map

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 Spear Road / Gatesworth progress report

Pg.2

 Spear Road / Gatesworth progress report

Pg.3

 Spear Road / Gatesworth progress report

Pg.4

 Spear Road / Gatesworth progress report

INDNR LARE Reports for Crooked Lake project History. If you want to see any projects that we may not have posted please Click on the DNR banner.