State Highway 5 (Mount Evans Road) Summit Lake Wetland and Hydrology Study (Summit Lake Wetland Study)

Shaw, Jeremy R.; Cooper, David J.

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State Highway 5 (Mount Evans Road) Summit Lake Wetland and Hydrology Study (Summit Lake Wetland Study)

2019-06-01
By Shaw, Jeremy R. ; Cooper, David J.

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English

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Creators:

Shaw, Jeremy R. ; Cooper, David J.
Corporate Creators:

Colorado State University. Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Corporate Contributors:

Colorado. Department of Transportation. Applied Research & Innovations Branch ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Alpine Fen Freeze Thaw Durability Hydraulics Hydrology Permafrost Roadside Flora And Fauna Subsurface Flow Surface Flow Traffic Mitigation Vegetation Wetlands
Publication/ Report Number:

CDOT-2019-03
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Interim: June 2018 - June 2019
Corporate Publisher:

Colorado Department of Transportation. Applied Research & Innovations Branch
Abstract:

Due to concerns that the hydrologic regime of the wetland complex in and around Summit Lake Park has been significantly altered by development of State Highway 5 (SH 5), a field study of the hydrology, soils, and vegetation above and below the roadway was initiated in 2018. The objectives of this study are to investigate the natural hydrologic processes and vegetation up-gradient from SH 5, and how they may be impacted in down-gradient areas. A review and synthesis of the road design elements that mitigate the effects of freeze-thaw and permafrost degradation, as well as minimize hydrologic disruption to adjacent wetlands is also included. This research will identify any areas where surface and subsurface flow paths have been disrupted by SH 5 and quantify potential impacts to wetland vegetation. We will also provide recommendations for road reconstruction to minimize permafrost damage and hydrologic impacts, as well as ways to minimize or restore impacts to alpine wetland ecosystems in the Summit Lake Park area that may be caused by the roadway.
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PDF
Funding:

118.02
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
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File Language:

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