The Work consists of a stream restoration length of approximately 1,425 LF. The design utilizes Priority Level 2 restoration, adding sinuosity back into the previously straightened channel. The banks along the floodplain of the confined channel will be graded back allowing for 3 to 1 slopes, creating greater stability. A low-gradient C4 channel has been designed for the site, utilizing woody features such as log sills and brush toe to dissipate velocities and shear stresses during storm flows. Riffle and pool cross sections were developed using a combination of Virginia regional curve data, reference reaches, onsite bankfull data collection and stream gauge data. The Hidden Creek Park Stream Restoration is located on one County owned parcel with a combined acreage of 24.44 acres. The site is located within a wooded area to the northeast of the Hidden Creek Park Recreation Center.
