Green River Bank Stabilization & Habitat Restoration Project

Undercutting erosion of a flood containment levee along the right bank of the Green river at River Mile 25.4 created a vertical sand escarpment long the levee face. The eroded levee was repaired in 1994 with in-stream placement of Large Woody Debris (LWD) secured by habitat boulders, and the bank was reconstructed with a vegetated floodplain bench using live willow cuttings placed between fabric protected fill layers. Nine years later the site has developed into a complex of shallow marginal habitats with overhanging vegetative cover, which has been observed to support high densities of juvenile salmonids.

For questions about Boating on King County Rivers, please contact Steve Bleifuhs, Program Analyst, Rivers Section.