Lane Drain was a channelized county drain located within the Red Run Subwatershed at the City of Troy’s Civic Center. A dam located just upstream of Town Center Drive was installed in the early 1970s to create an aesthetic pond and detention basin near the City’s Aquatic Center.

The impoundment acted as a sediment and nutrient sink, increasing water temperature, forming a barrier to aquatic organism passage, and fragmented habitat. The road culverts impeded the passage of fish and aquatic organisms. The dam was removed, improving fish passage, and box culverts were installed.

Cost: $1.6 Million

Fiduciary: City of Troy

Removal of Aquatic Center Pond Dam
Restored connectivity to headwater streams
3 acres of riparian native vegetation
Restored 1,400 acres of stream channel and reconnected 1.7 miles of stream

Project Partners: City of Troy, NOAA, TSP Environmental, HRC, Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner, and the Clinton River Watershed Council