Upper Torrence Creek
Stream restoration at The Park
First phase of stream restoration is complete
The stream running through The Park business complex in Huntersville has a whole new
look. This summer, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services completed restoration
on nearly one mile of Upper Torrence Creek from Reese Boulevard to McCoy Road.
Stream restoration does not reduce flooding. The project will improve water quality. The
stream channel was reshaped to a more natural, curving path. That slows the water’s
erosive flow. Erosion damage along the stream was repaired. And the stream bed was
reconnected to the floodplain, giving nature a place to store excess water during heavy
rain.
This fall, Storm Water Services added more plants to the newly restored banks. And
additional stream work is tentatively planned upstream from the newly-completed
section.
The two-year process of designing and restoring this portion of Upper
Torrence Creek was funded by Storm Water Services and the NC Clean
Water Management Trust Fund. The Park and the Town of Huntersville are
partners in this effort to improve water quality in local streams.
More at: stormwater.charmeck.org
Check out Storm Water Projects, then McDowell Watershed.
Your Storm Water
fees at work!