County crews remove vegetation and sediment upstream of Clark Drive Bridge

Lake County Water Resources spent a full week cutting through vegetation and scooping sediment from a short reach of Cole Creek just upstream of Clark Drive Bridge.

The pilot effort exposed how much material needs to be hauled away to reopen the channel. Residents are pushing the county to expand this work to the rest of the clogged creek before the next rainy season.

Large vegetation, trapped debris, and sediment deposits downstream still choke the flow, so flood risks remain unchanged outside the cleared test area.