See NRCS Informational Flyer for Public Scoping Meeting for Richland Lake Rehabilitation  here==>

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in collaboration with Wake County are planning rehabilitation of both Richland Lake and Lake Lynn outlet dams.  We have been told that a study of the sedimentation of (at least) Richland Lake will be part of this project.  Aspects of this project that are likely to spark public interest may include: how will the consultants and contractors access the lakes to perform the studies and any rehabilitation? how to handle the sediment accumulation in the lakes? how to minimize future sedimentation to the lakes? what will be the effects downstream of dams? what, if any, is public access? what are the plans for revegetation? What are the plans for wildlife living in the corridors?  what happens if nothing is done in the lakes or to the dams?  what effect will the project have on the flooding of Reedy Creek Road?

Please attend the 6pm Public Scoping meeting to learn more and provide your input. 

Richland Lake is a flood control structure for Crabtree Creek. Richland Lake was created around 1980 by building a dam within Richland Creek just downstream of Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh near William B. Umstead State Park.  The lower and larger portion of the Lake (photo above) is separated by the upper portion by the causeway formed by Reedy Creek Road; water passes between the two lake sections through three culverts (and floods over the road in high storm events). 

The Richland Creek Corridor is of great interest to the Umstead Coalition as it directly affects a portion of William B. Umstead State Park. Richland Creek headwaters are at NC54/Chapel Hill Road and runs through the Arena  property near Trinity Road, then flows along I-40 into NCSU's Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest, then into Richland Lake. The section of Richland Creek from just below the dam to Ebenezer Church Road forms a boundary of William B. Umstead State Park.  Downstream of Ebenezer Church Road, Richland Creek flows into Crabtree Creek.  Hence Richland Creek is of importance to William B. Umstead State Park and the greater community.

See NRCS Informational Flyer here==>