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Buck Flat

Tuolumne River Conservancy California - Buck Flat - Debris left from building haul road and bridge of New Don Pedro DamTuolumne River Conservancy California - Buck Flat - Debris left from building haul road and bridge of New Don Pedro DamTuolumne River Conservancy California - Buck Flat - Old road that needs to be removed so floodplain can floodTuolumne River Conservancy California - Buck Flat - Side channel blocked by road fill to be removed during restorationTuolumne River Conservancy California - Buck Flat - Two halves of a side channel blocked by road

Buck Flat is a 57 acre parcel upstream in the spawning reach.  The Tuolumne River Conservancy is a majority owner in a local joint venture to restore the floodplain and one half mile of river.  The area was used during the building of New Don Pedro Dam as a maintenance area and a bridge was built to carry the cobble across the river.  The cobble had been removed from the floodplain as far downstream as Bobcat Flat Phase I and Phase II, and then trucked on “haul” roads to the dam.  Buck flat has a remnant haul road that crosses the floodplain preventing natural flow during Spring flood releases.  Parts of the bridge remain in the river and should be removed.  Restoration will create a natural floodplain, side channel, and riffles for spawning.