Text Box: Shoreline Protection Project Text Box: April 21, 2003 Kinkaid Lake Shoreline Protection Project Underway With Kinkaid Lake back to normal pool after a winter draw-down which allowed for spillway repairs, a $228,000 shoreline protection project is now underway. Approximately 5,000 feet of severely eroding shoreline will be protected by a rock berm. The berm is constructed by barge from the lake in order to avoid disturbance of the land in the watershed. The barges are loaded with rock at the Paul Ice recreation area located north of the Water Treatment Plant. The contractor for the project is Hank Sutton of Lake Rip Rap, Inc. located in Girard, Illinois. Text Box: In formulating a watershed plan, Kinkaid Area Watershed Project, Inc. has determined that some areas of shoreline are eroding away at the rate of more than two feet per year. Some points of land have receded as much as 70 feet since the lake first filled in 1971. The watershed plan also calculates that shoreline erosion puts 18,400 tons of sediment into the lake each year. The rock berm is placed approximately 10 feet out from the waterline along the shore, and will project approximately 1 foot above the water surface at normal lake pool. This is aesthetically more pleasing than covering the surface of the eroding shoreline with riprap. Text Box: In addition to protecting the shoreline from erosion, the berm creates a protected transitional wetland between the lake and the shoreline. This wetland will provide habitat for various aquatic plants and animals which could not previously survive the constant pounding by waves and boat wakes. Funding for the project has come from several sources. The U. S. Forest Service has contributed $25,000 which will be applied to shoreline work on the island off shore from Buttermilk Hill picnic area. Also applied to the island will be $40,000 in Conservation 2000 funds administered through the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. $83,000 in Conservation 2000 funds administered through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and awarded through Kinkaid Area Watershed Project Partnership, will complete shoreline protection in the Five Fingers area and shoreline east of Peters Cave. Also applied to the shoreline east of Peters Cave will be $80,000 provided by the Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek Conservancy District. All work is expected to be completed well before the Memorial Day holiday. For additional information regarding this project contact Lou Strack, President - Kinkaid Area Watershed Project Inc., at 618-684-5370. By: Lou Strack, President – Kinkaid Area Watershed Project, Inc. Text Box: Catch - Photo - Release Text Box: Text Box: