Lakey Creek
Status
The Lakey Creek Mitigation Site is in Macon County, approximately eight miles northwest of the Town of Franklin, and is within the Little Tennessee River Basin. The project will include the restoration and enhancement of sixstream channels in the Cowee Creek watershed and restoration of wetland areas. The project will result in both ecological and water quality benefits within the Little Tennessee River Basin. The project will include buffers restoration, removal of invasive species, cattle exclusion from streams and buffer areas, reduction of nutrient, sediment, and fecal coliform to the tributaries and their receiving waters, and enhancement of riparian corridors for wildlife passage.
The project is currently under development and expected to be constructed in 2022.
Project Details
| Location: | Macon County, North Carolina |
| Type: | Stream and Riparian Wetland Mitigation |
| Size: | 24.5 Acres |
| HUC: | Little Tennessee River Basin - 06010202 |
| Credit Types: | Stream and Riparian Wetland |
| Credit Amount: | 3,500 SMU & 4.11 WMU |
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Data Collection
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Protecting what matters
By establishing a Mitigation Bank and recording a Conservation Easement we can ensure a protected water access to the Little Tennessee River
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