Eagle Run Creek is a tributary to Big Papillion Creek located between 132nd and 144th Streets in Omaha, Nebraska. With a contributing watershed of approximately 540 acres, the creek experienced significant degradation due to upstream urban development. Increased stormwater runoff from the upstream urbanization resulted in increased flow volumes and higher flow velocities, leading to channel incision, unstable vertical banks, and accelerated erosion. These conditions threatened nearby public infrastructure, including the 144th Street box culvert and adjacent storm sewer outfalls and sanitary sewers. The Eagle Run Creek Improvements project was designed to restore channel stability, protect critical infrastructure, and improve overall water quality and habitat conditions within the creek corridor. The project also supports broader watershed goals identified in the Papio-Missouri River Basin Water Quality Management Plan, including reductions in sediment, nutrients, and E. coli – which has impaired the watershed from recreational use.
Key Project Improvements
• Realigned and regraded the creek to restore it to a more stable shape and form
• Installed grade control structures to prevent downcutting of the stream bed
• Laid back banks and added benches to reconnect the creek to its floodplain
• Protected public infrastructure, including culverts and storm sewer outfalls
• Dredged accumulated sediment from the downstream pond and constructed a forebay to improve sediment management
Project Fact Sheet
For more information check out the 144th Street & West Maple Creek Culvert Outfall & Eagle Run Creek Fact Sheet.
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