Photo Journal of a Stream Restoration

Photos chronicling the restoration of a stream through the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP). This project, flowing into the Uwharrie River in southern Randolph County, allows water to flow in a slow, meandering path from a breeched pond to the river. The project replaces compromised streams and ditches that had caused silting and water quality issues in the river.

For more information, visit the EEP website at www.nceep.net or contact Watson Ross at (919) 715-7573.

Read the full story of this project.

— Ruth Ann Grissom

Photographs by Ruth Ann Grissom

The finished structure the following spring.
The finished structure the following spring.
Digging the channel between the dam and Uwharrie River.
Digging the channel between the dam and Uwharrie River.
Another view of the finished structure.
Another view of the finished structure.
The view from the top of the dam looking down towards the Uwharrie River during construction
The view from the top of the dam looking down towards the Uwharrie River during construction
Meandering channel behind the old dam.
Meandering channel behind the old dam.
Series of pools stepping down to Uwharrie River.
Series of pools stepping down to Uwharrie River.