Fountain Creek Bank Stabilization Concepts

The Fountain Creek project involved bank stabilization design alternatives for 0.80 miles of highly eroded riverbank in the Front Range of Colorado.  Flood events since 2013 have resulted in highly eroded banks on outside bends. Thirty to forty foot tall vertical slopes present a hazard to existing infrastructure and safety.

Solutions involve reconstructing a floodplain bench and armoring toe of slope with engineered log jams and flow deflection structures to prevent horizontal movement and further mass-wasting events.  Natural log flood assemblages strategically located in the braided main channel direct flow away from vulnerable bank zones and into the existing vegetated floodplain.

LVBrown Studios prepared illustrative plan and cross-sections based on engineering data, topography, and hydrology to communicate the proposed solutions to the client, decision-making stakeholders and public.