Mill Creek
Status
Eco Terra has entered into a contract to place an easement on a property that would comprise the Mill Creek Stream Mitigation Site (MCSMS) in Towns County, approximately 5.25 miles south of Hiawassee, Georgia (Figure 1). The MCSMS is within the Owl Creek – Hiawassee River 12-digit HUC 060200020102 within the Tennessee River Basin. The mitigation area is located east of Unicoi Turnpike/Georgia Highway 75.
The Site is located within a watershed identified as Excellent (4) by the GALT stream model and that consists of approximately 56% existing conserved lands including parts of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest and Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA).
Project Data
| Location: | Towns County, Georgia |
| Type: | Stream Restoration & Riverine Wetland Restoration |
| Size: | 26.1 Acres Mill Creek = 3,218 linear feet (proposed for restoration) UT 01 = 553 linear feet (proposed for restoration) UT 02 = 469 linear feet (proposed for restoration) England Branch = 1,112 linear feet (protected but no credit generation |
| HUC: | Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee River Basin 06020002 |
| Credit Types: | Stream & Wetland |
| Credit Amount: | Estimated: 1,062 Perennial >3 square mile 2018 Stream Credits 347 non-perennial 2018 Stream Credits 2.2 Riverine 2018 wetland credits |
Project Timeline
Latest Updates
Mill Creek Public Notice from USACE
Project Overview
This year, we had our Mill Creek project publicly announced by the United States Army Corps of Engineers on June 4th.
Macroinvertebrate Baseline Sampling
