Current Conditions

This project will restore about 450 feet of eroding ephemeral stream within the Gingerville community and the Church Creek watershed. The incised channel behind Cassia Drive reaches depths of around seven feet at its deepest point. This project was identified as part of an effort to reduce sediment entering the well-established Wilelinor stream and wetland restoration project downstream of this area. Installed in 2004, the Wilelinor project was one of the first restoration projects implemented in Anne Arundel County and was strongly supported by Arundel Rivers Federation’s legacy organization, the South River Federation. Since then, it has developed into a flourishing wetland and stream system. However, sedimentation from upland sources has remained a concern. The ephemeral channel behind Cassia Drive eventually drains into a pipe running under a roadway and from there, joins with another stream that feeds into the decades-old Wilelinor project.

This project is currently under design. The intent of the design is to convey base flow and storm flows in a stable manner using a combination of stone step pool weirs and cascades. The step pools and cascades will prevent further channel erosion, stabilize stream channel gradient drops (head-cuts), promote the interaction of surface stream flows with groundwater, and improve riparian habitat.

Whole Watershed Act Permit Information