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Introduction <br /> Harbison Creek is a tributary of Token Creek located northeast of Madison,between Waunakee <br /> and Sun Prairie, WI. The creek originates in wetland springs north of Highway 19 and flows <br /> south through the property of John and Rose Mary Harbison,whose family has owned the <br /> property for decades. The small creek conveys cold water through a wetland setting, and the <br /> lower section supports brown and brook trout. The last 900 ft of the channel was excavated and <br /> ponded in the 1930s, reducing fish habitat and likely allowing for some warming of the water <br /> before it enters Token Creek. To enhance the trout fishery in Harbison Creek and at the mouth <br /> of Token Creek, the landowners plan to reproduce a functioning channel in the existing ponded <br /> reach and recreate a more natural wetlan d. <br /> The goals of this restoration project include: <br /> • Provide additional cold water habitat for resident salmonids <br /> • Drain and fill the pond to provide more potential wetland area. <br /> • Create a more aesthetically attractive stream corridor. <br /> • Increase the accessibility to the stream and adjacent floodplain for residents. <br /> • Improve aquatic habitat conditions. <br /> The following preliminary design report details the methods used in data collection, analysis <br /> tools used in design, and the general approach for design. This report is intended to establish <br /> design criteria and to communicate the basis for design. <br /> . „. ,/ ,_ <br /> �► e `; <br /> STATE MAP , € <br /> r <br /> °,, --- :Ftjr'.1"::: ,:i , 4:tr,/ :. <br /> 3[L5%A e <br /> VICINITY MAP SITE MAP <br /> Figure 1. Harbison Creek Site Map. <br /> 1 <br />