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Belleville, Wisconsin Eden Prairie, Minnesota
LAKE BELLE VIEW RESTORATION RILEY CREEK STREAM

ASSESSMENTS

PRE-PROJECT

CLIENT CLIENT
Village of Belleville, WI City of Eden Prairie
DATE KEY PROJECT ELEMENTS DATE KEY PROJECT ELEMENTS
2008 - Present • Significant Modifications to 2016 • Stream Restoration
CLIENT CONTACT Existing Dam Structure CLIENT CONTACT • Monitoring
April Little • Acquatic Ecosystem Resoration Leslie Stovring • Native Vegetation
Village Administrator Environmental • Improved Fish Habitat
608-424-1655 Coordinator
952-949-8326

For over 30 years, the Village of Belleville attempted to Riley Creek stream assessments include monitoring two
restore Lake Belle View, the centerpiece of the community, but stream restoration projects within the City of Eden Prairie (F1-F2
progress was continually halted by funding deficiencies, permitting & H2-H3).
issues, and community politics. The former millpond, plagued Riley Creek F1-F2: Included restoring two reaches of Riley
with severely degraded water quality and an ecosystem dominated Creek upstream of Eden Prairie Road to reconnect the stream with
by carp and benthic algae, had minimal functional value for the floodplain, stabilize the channel banks, and improve habitat for
recreation. stream passage. Key elements included:
Starting in 2009, the AE2S team has completed data • 2 - Rock Riffle systems & Log Control Structures;
collection, analysis, preliminary engineering, permitting, final • 750 lf of bank stabilization &1500 lf of coir roll; and
design, construction documents, bidding and construction • 18 rootwads.
observation for the comprehensive restoration project.
Restoration of the lake included: Riley Creek H2-H3: Two large bank failure areas (25 vertical
• Lake drawdown, river diversion, and targeted mechanical feet) in need of repair. These “high bank” erosion sites contributed
dredging and earthwork; a large amount of sediment to the system and ultimately the
• Restoration of the aquatic ecosystem; Minnesota River. Key elements included:
• Design and construction of an earthen levee; • Stabilization of 400 feet of stream channel
• Design and construction of a new outlet structure for the lake; • Repair 2 “high bank” areas
• Design and construction of a canoe loop through the created • Coir Rolls, Rootwads, Vegetated Reinforced Soil Slope,
wetland areas; and Willow Stakes
• Design and construction of significant modifications to the
existing dam structure. Riley Creek F1-F2 & H2-H3 Bank Restoration*
The civil works portion of the project was completed in the Justin Klabo, PE, CFM, served as the Project Manager and
spring of 2011 and the lake was refilled. Vegetation and fishery Designer while working at a previous firm. AE2S was requested by the
restoration and maintenance is ongoing. City to conduct post-construction monitoring for the repaired stream
corridor and is currently under contract completing the monitoring.

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