Woodson Bridge/Kopta Slough Project
The Kopta Slough Flood Damage Reduction and Habitat Restoration Project (the Project) is located on the Sacramento River in Tehama County between River Mile 218 and 223. The Tehama County Highway A9 Bridge (Woodson Bridge) bisects the lower portion of the Project area (see attached maps). The goals of the Project are:
1.Provide flood damage reduction benefits through reduced bank erosion to protect public resources
2.Provide mitigation credits for projects on State-maintained Central Valley Flood Control facilities
3.Provide ecosystem benefits through the restoration of natural fluvial and floodplain processes
4.Establish long term public ownership of the Kopta Slough property to protect public trust resources and expand recreational opportunities. (see project description for more detail.
Documents Available for Review:
- Hydraulic Analysis, Conceptual Design, and Preliminary Cost Estimate (2009) ~6MB
- Fluvial Geomorphology - Explore Issues, Define Processes, Develop Framework, Find Solutions (presentation 2010) ~6.6MB
- Feasibility Study Proposal (2008) ~0.5MB
- Power Point Description of the Project (2008) ~5.6MB
- Draft Detailed Project Report and Environmental Assessment - Woodson Bridge, CA (2003) ~1.5MB
- Modeling Channel Management Impacts on River Migration: A Case Study of Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area, Sacramento River, CA. (2002) ~0.3MB
- Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area Long-Term Solutions Study Working Draft (1998) ~7MB
"Our ranch used money from our land sale to invest in prime orchard ground away from the flood pressures of the Sacramento River."
Accomplishments
The Sacramento River Conservation Area
Forum is a non-profit organization made
up of landowners, state and federal
resource agencies, and public interest
representatives appointed by county
boards of supervisors in Yolo, Sutter,
Colusa, Glenn, Butte, Tehama and Shasta.
Some projects that we have
helped to coordinate are:
Hamilton City Flood Management
Bloody Island Conservation Easements
M&T Fish Screen Facility
Rio Vista National Wildlife Refuge
Woodson Bridge Ecosystem Restoration
Red Bluff to Colusa Recreation Plan
Barge Hole Clean Up
Some of the projects that follow our
guidelines and principles include:
RD 108 Fish Screen
Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Del Rio Wildland Preserve
Big Chico Creek Access
Llano Seco Conservation Easements
For a complete listing of these and other projects, go to srcafprojectracker.org
The Forum endorses and encourages project proponents who:
