Rio Hondo near Arroyo Seco, NM – Valdez Ranch
Riparian zone grazing has led to unstable river banks and an over-wide channel bottom. Fish habitat potential was very limited. The landowner had already stopped grazing the riparian area, but …
Riparian zone grazing has led to unstable river banks and an over-wide channel bottom. Fish habitat potential was very limited. The landowner had already stopped grazing the riparian area, but …
Historic degradation and widening of the river had created shallow flow conditions and limited aquatic habitat for salmonids. Riverbend’s geomorphic analysis documented relatively recent channel bed lowering and straightening of …
This project restored a section of the river, which was severely damaged by flooding in September, 2013. The project included full replacement of an existing irrigation diversion dam and headbox, …
Channel degradation and bank erosion from over-grazing and poor management of irrigation water had led to poor water quality conditions and a lack of riparian vegetation. Riverbend Engineering’s design provided …
Riverbend prepared an assessment report for the current condition of this dam. Riverbend’s work included: a limited topographic mapping effort to measure the size and shape of the embankment; inspection …
Riverbend Engineering completed a bathymetric survey of this high elevation lake. A Stage-Volume relationship was developed for the lake. Riverbend analyzed the hydrologic response of the watershed and calculated peak …
Wholesale removal of riparian vegetation by mechanical means in the 1930s left this 3.5 mile stretch of the upper San Juan River in an unstable condition. Decades later, the river …