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The
purpose of the Rock Creek project was to reduce upstream
flooding and to provide an adequate outlet for the
watershed area.
The
Rock Creek Conservancy District was established by the
landowners within the watershed to construct and
maintain the works of improvements within the district.
Construction began in
the spring of 1969, and the project was completed in
1975. The Rock Creek is the outlet for many lateral
tiles and open drains.
The District is managed by a board of five
directors, who are residents within the Rock Creek
watershed, and are acquainted with drainage matters.
The 2006 Board of Directors are: Robert Mautz
(Huntington Co.), Chairman; Roger Irick (Huntington
Co.), Vice Chairman; Roger McAfee (Wells Co.); Mike
Schumm (Wells Co.); and Jeff Prible (Wells Co.).
Rock
Creek Improvements
In 2007, the Rock Creek Conservancy District performed the following
maintenance items.
Logjams were removed at the railroad trestle near
Liberty Center, north of CR 300 S,
and at the Southern Wells Landfill location. A stream
bank stabilization project was performed in conjunction
with the Wells County Surveyor’s office at the
confluence of the Hupp drain. Maintenance work was
completed on the Mossburg Ditch, with the removal of
fallen trees and the stabilization of the banks.
A
new
tile outlet pipe was
installed at SR 124 between 400 W and 500 W.
Spraying was performed on the Rock Creek channel
starting at
Hoosier Highway and continuing to the upper end of the
channel. This
was the third
year of the three
year rotation cycle
of spraying 1/3 of the channel each year to control
brush.
The RCCD water quality monitoring project continued to
check for contaminants to the creek. Sampling for
macroinvertebrates, and the habitat evaluation has
provided additional information for a full range of
water quality indicators.
For more information on the water monitoring project,
contact the RCCD office, or
follow this link to the water monitoring newsletter.
Planned for 2008 is the removal of sandbars and
replacement of pipes as needed, spraying the lower end
of the channel, and removal of log jams and downed
trees. Landowners are encouraged to report maintenance
needs to a Director,
the Rock Creek
Conservancy District Contracting Officer, Bill Elliott,
or the Rock Creek
Conservancy District
office,
phone 260/824-0624
ext. 3.
Easements and Right-of-Ways
The Rock
Creek Conservancy District has a permanent easement and
right-of-way of 75 to 125 feet each side of the Rock
Creek, measured from the center of the channel, and on
some of its tributaries. This easement and right-of-way
is for the purpose of construction and maintenance of
the works of improvement. Landowners retain full
possession and control of their land.
Staff
William Elliott -
Contracting Officer
Mark
Grimm - Water Quality Project Coordinator
Stacia L. Henderson - Financial Clerk
Rock Creek Conservancy District
117 W. Harvest Road
Bluffton, IN 46714
260.824-0624 ext. 3
stacia.henderson@in.nacdnet.net
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