Decision Memo Completed

South Fork Rock Creek Headcut Stabilization

Ashley National Forest Duchesne, Utah Ashley National Forest All Units

The Forest proposes actions to stabilize a gully and cutbank bordering the floodplain of the South Fork Rock Creek. Stabilization efforts will alleviate erosion that is delivering sediment to the South Fork of Rock Creek and its surrounding wetland.

Location

Adjacent to the S Fk Rock Creek, near the confluence with Rock Creek, 1 mi below Upper Stillwater Dam, 31 mi NW of Duchesne, UT.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/10/2014
2
Decision
09/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18); 32.2 (19), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(19)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Area Management; Watershed Improvements
South Fork Rock Creek Headcut StabilizationDecision Signed Date: 09/17/2014
ForestsAshley National Forest
DistrictsDuchesne Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSW Sec 21, T2N, R7W, Uintah Base Meridian
Special use managementWatershed management