Table 7

Table 7. U.S. and Canadian Wetland Restoration Projects

Project Country Wetland area (acres) Project cost Annualized project cost O&M cost Total annual cost Annual cost per acre

Turning Basin Number 3 Restoration U.S. 6 $2,603,900 $150,584 $3,000 $153,584 $24,772

Coastal Wetlands Rehabilitation Canada 10 $4,057,200 $234,629 $0 $234,629 $24,357

Puget Creek Estuary Restoration U.S. 1 $182,000 $10,525 $0 $10,525 $21,050

Re-Introduction of Southern Wild Rice Into Cootes Paradise Canada 1 $188,400 $10,897 $0 $10,897 $17,646

Ocean Pines U.S. 9 $2,289,000 $132,373 $0 $132,373 $15,573

Rooster Island U.S. 5 $988,000 $57,136 $0 $57,136 $11,660

Toronto Islands Habitat Restoration: Franklin Garden Demonstration Wetland Canada 1 $235,700 $13,629 $0 $13,629 $11,035

Munyon Island Wetland Restoration U.S. 11 $1,460,000 $84,432 $0 $84,432 $7,676

Potters Marsh Rehabilitation and Enhancement U.S. 32 $3,050,000 $176,382 $6,100 $182,482 $5,703

Hidden Lake Restoration/Great Marsh Restoration Project U.S. 47 $2,725,000 $157,587 $6,000 $163,587 $3,481

Youth and Community Greening the Rouge River Watershed Canada 21 $1,192,700 $68,973 $0 $68,973 $3,285

Galilee Salt Marsh Restoration, Narragansett, Rhode Island U.S. 34 $1,548,000 $89,521 $10,000 $99,521 $2,927

Humber Bay Shores Butterfly Meadow Canada 2 $79,900 $4,621 $0 $4,621 $2,495

Rouge Watershed Wetland Creation Initiative: Phase 3 Canada 17 $682,400 $682,400 $0 $39,462 $2,282

Peoria Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project U.S. 168 $4,419,000 $255,551 $19,800 $275,351 $1,639

Peoria Lake Enhancement U.S. 168 $4,419,000 $255,551 $0 $255,551 $1,521

Porter Levee Section 1135 Restoration Project U.S. 8 $223,000 $12,896 $0 $12,896 $1,433

Lower Don River - Habitat Restoration Projects Canada 24 $604,700 $34,968 $0 $34,968 $1,430

Milne Park Natural and Cultural Heritage Restoration Project Phase III Canada 3 $70,500 $4,075 $0 $4,075 $1,179

Granger Greenway Habitat Enhancement Canada 8 $165,600 $9,574 $0 $9,574 $1,147

Spencer Creek Fisheries Projects Canada 9 $148,000 $8,560 $0 $8,560 $990

Brown Lake, Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana U.S. 89 $1,504,000 $86,976 $0 $86,976 $977

Toronto Island Sand Dune Restoration Canada 2 $38,400 $2,221 $0 $2,221 $899

Deepwater Slough Section 1135 Project U.S. 204 $2,509,000 $145,096 $10,000 $155,096 $760

Yolo Basin, Davis Site U.S. 268 $0 $0 $185,000 $185,000 $503

Piedmond Lake, Lick Run Reclamation Project Kirkwood Township, Ohio U.S. 97 $686,000 $39,671 $2,277 $41,948 $432

Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana, Wetland Creation and Restoration Project U.S. 151 $1,076,000 $62,225 $0 $62,225 $412

Hart-Miller Island U.S. 200 $0 $0 $77,400 $77,400 $387

Humberwood Bird Habitat Enhancement Project Canada 1 $5,900 $342 $0 $342 $346

Mississippi River - Gulf Outlet Mile 14 to Mile 11, Marsh Creation, Louisiana U.S. 100 $558,000 $32,269 $0 $32,269 $323

Hamilton Harbour Watershed Stewardship Project Canada 29 $132,200 $7,646 $0 $7,646 $266

Amazon Creek Wetlands Restoration, Eugene, Oregon U.S. 181 $0 $0 $46,735 $46,735 $258

Lake Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Enhancement U.S. 3,250 $12,460,000 $720,563 $29,800 $750,363 $231

Orwell Lake, Otter Tail County, Minnesota U.S. 67 $224,000 $12,954 $1,500 $14,454 $216

Grindstone Creek & Cootes Paradise Rehabilitation Project Canada 667 $2,485,800 $143,757 $0 $143,757 $216

Bruce's Mill Dam Decommissioning & Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Project Canada 7 $20,900 $1,207 $0 $1,207 $163

Old Leon River Channel Wetland Restoration, Proctor Lake, Texas U.S. 100 $188,500 $10,901 $3,000 $13,901 $139

Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement U.S. 165 $0 $0 $21,700 $21,700 $132

Fern Ridge Lake Marsh Restoration U.S. 347 $540,200 $31,240 $13,400 $44,640 $129

Yolo Basin Wetlands, Sacramento River, California U.S. 2,513 $0 $0 $322,400 $322,400 $128

Calcasieu River and Pass U.S. 120 $260,000 $15,036 $0 $15,036 $125

Chester River Bodkin Island, Maryland U.S. 8 $0 $0 $817 $817 $109

Lake Winnibigoshish- Waterfowl Ponds U.S. 44 $78,300 $4,530 $0 $4,530 $103

Leech Lake Reservation, Lake Winnibigoshish, Cass County, Minnesota U.S. 44 $78,300 $4,530 $0 $4,530 $103

Sagamore Marsh Restoration U.S. 50 $0 $0 $5,000 $5,000 $100

Homme Lake Reservoir, Walsh County, ND U.S. 20 $29,800 $1,723 $0 $1,723 $86

Lewisville Lake Wildlife Habitat Restoration Project, Denton County, Texas U.S. 1,012 $880,000 $50,890 $21,200 $72,090 $71

Somerville Lake Wetlands Restoration U.S. 312 $235,700 $13,631 $7,000 $20,631 $66

Claireville Natural Area Enhancement Canada 46 $44,200 $2,555 $0 $2,555 $55

Flag Pond Wetland Restoration U.S. 350 $211,400 $12,225 $5,000 $17,225 $49

Dead Lake Waterfowl Impoundment U.S. 96 $75,400 $4,360 $0 $4,360 $45

Barataria Basin Waterway, Marsh Creation, Mile 31 to Mile 24.5, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana U.S. 200 $150,000 $8,675 $0 $8,675 $43

Willapa River Estuarine Restoration Project U.S. 351 $0 $0 $11,500 $11,500 $33

Trestle Bay Restoration, Oregon U.S. 603 $237,600 $13,740 $0 $13,740 $23

Sally Jones Lake Vian, OK U.S. 650 $100,000 $5,783 $5,000 $10,783 $17

Green Island Headwall Modification U.S. 1,400 $254,900 $14,739 $1,000 $15,739 $11

Murphy Island, Santee Wildlife Refuge U.S. 5,500 $0 $0 $18,800 $18,800 $3

Nimrod Waterfowl Levee U.S. 1,800 $96,300 $5,569 $0 $5,569 $2

Salt Bayou, McFaddin Ranch U.S. 60,000 $2,339,500 $135,294 $0 $135,294 $2

Project	Country	Wetland area (acres)	Project cost	Annualized project cost	O&M cost	Total annual cost	Annual cost per acre
Turning Basin Number 3 Restoration	U.S.	6	$2,603,900	$150,584	$3,000	$153,584	$24,772
Coastal Wetlands Rehabilitation	Canada	10	$4,057,200	$234,629	$0	$234,629	$24,357
Puget Creek Estuary Restoration	U.S.	1	$182,000	$10,525	$0	$10,525	$21,050
Re-Introduction of Southern Wild Rice Into Cootes Paradise	Canada	1	$188,400	$10,897	$0	$10,897	$17,646
Ocean Pines	U.S.	9	$2,289,000	$132,373	$0	$132,373	$15,573
Rooster Island	U.S.	5	$988,000	$57,136	$0	$57,136	$11,660
Toronto Islands Habitat Restoration: Franklin Garden Demonstration Wetland	Canada	1	$235,700	$13,629	$0	$13,629	$11,035
Munyon Island Wetland Restoration	U.S.	11	$1,460,000	$84,432	$0	$84,432	$7,676
Potters Marsh Rehabilitation and Enhancement	U.S.	32	$3,050,000	$176,382	$6,100	$182,482	$5,703
Hidden Lake Restoration/Great Marsh Restoration Project	U.S.	47	$2,725,000	$157,587	$6,000	$163,587	$3,481
Youth and Community Greening the Rouge River Watershed	Canada	21	$1,192,700	$68,973	$0	$68,973	$3,285
Galilee Salt Marsh Restoration, Narragansett, Rhode Island	U.S.	34	$1,548,000	$89,521	$10,000	$99,521	$2,927
Humber Bay Shores Butterfly Meadow	Canada	2	$79,900	$4,621	$0	$4,621	$2,495
Rouge Watershed Wetland Creation Initiative: Phase 3	Canada	17	$682,400	$682,400	$0	$39,462	$2,282
Peoria Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project	U.S.	168	$4,419,000	$255,551	$19,800	$275,351	$1,639
Peoria Lake Enhancement	U.S.	168	$4,419,000	$255,551	$0	$255,551	$1,521
Porter Levee Section 1135 Restoration Project	U.S.	8	$223,000	$12,896	$0	$12,896	$1,433
Lower Don River - Habitat Restoration Projects	Canada	24	$604,700	$34,968	$0	$34,968	$1,430
Milne Park Natural and Cultural Heritage Restoration Project Phase III	Canada	3	$70,500	$4,075	$0	$4,075	$1,179
Granger Greenway Habitat Enhancement	Canada	8	$165,600	$9,574	$0	$9,574	$1,147
Spencer Creek Fisheries Projects	Canada	9	$148,000	$8,560	$0	$8,560	$990
Brown Lake, Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana	U.S.	89	$1,504,000	$86,976	$0	$86,976	$977
Toronto Island Sand Dune Restoration	Canada	2	$38,400	$2,221	$0	$2,221	$899
Deepwater Slough Section 1135 Project	U.S.	204	$2,509,000	$145,096	$10,000	$155,096	$760
Yolo Basin, Davis Site	U.S.	268	$0	$0	$185,000	$185,000	$503
Piedmond Lake, Lick Run Reclamation Project Kirkwood Township, Ohio	U.S.	97	$686,000	$39,671	$2,277	$41,948	$432
Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana, Wetland Creation and Restoration Project	U.S.	151	$1,076,000	$62,225	$0	$62,225	$412
Hart-Miller Island	U.S.	200	$0	$0	$77,400	$77,400	$387
Humberwood Bird Habitat Enhancement Project	Canada	1	$5,900	$342	$0	$342	$346
Mississippi River - Gulf Outlet Mile 14 to Mile 11, Marsh Creation, Louisiana	U.S.	100	$558,000	$32,269	$0	$32,269	$323
Hamilton Harbour Watershed Stewardship Project	Canada	29	$132,200	$7,646	$0	$7,646	$266
Amazon Creek Wetlands Restoration, Eugene, Oregon	U.S.	181	$0	$0	$46,735	$46,735	$258
Lake Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Enhancement	U.S.	3,250	$12,460,000	$720,563	$29,800	$750,363	$231
Orwell Lake, Otter Tail County, Minnesota	U.S.	67	$224,000	$12,954	$1,500	$14,454	$216
Grindstone Creek & Cootes Paradise Rehabilitation Project	Canada	667	$2,485,800	$143,757	$0	$143,757	$216
Bruce's Mill Dam Decommissioning & Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Project	Canada	7	$20,900	$1,207	$0	$1,207	$163
Old Leon River Channel Wetland Restoration, Proctor Lake, Texas	U.S.	100	$188,500	$10,901	$3,000	$13,901	$139
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement	U.S.	165	$0	$0	$21,700	$21,700	$132
Fern Ridge Lake Marsh Restoration	U.S.	347	$540,200	$31,240	$13,400	$44,640	$129
Yolo Basin Wetlands, Sacramento River, California	U.S.	2,513	$0	$0	$322,400	$322,400	$128
Calcasieu River and Pass	U.S.	120	$260,000	$15,036	$0	$15,036	$125
Chester River Bodkin Island, Maryland	U.S.	8	$0	$0	$817	$817	$109
Lake Winnibigoshish- Waterfowl Ponds	U.S.	44	$78,300	$4,530	$0	$4,530	$103
Leech Lake Reservation, Lake Winnibigoshish, Cass County, Minnesota	U.S.	44	$78,300	$4,530	$0	$4,530	$103
Sagamore Marsh Restoration	U.S.	50	$0	$0	$5,000	$5,000	$100
Homme Lake Reservoir, Walsh County, ND	U.S.	20	$29,800	$1,723	$0	$1,723	$86
Lewisville Lake Wildlife Habitat Restoration Project, Denton County, Texas	U.S.	1,012	$880,000	$50,890	$21,200	$72,090	$71
Somerville Lake Wetlands Restoration	U.S.	312	$235,700	$13,631	$7,000	$20,631	$66
Claireville Natural Area Enhancement	Canada	46	$44,200	$2,555	$0	$2,555	$55
Flag Pond Wetland Restoration	U.S.	350	$211,400	$12,225	$5,000	$17,225	$49
Dead Lake Waterfowl Impoundment	U.S.	96	$75,400	$4,360	$0	$4,360	$45
Barataria Basin Waterway, Marsh Creation, Mile 31 to Mile 24.5, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	U.S.	200	$150,000	$8,675	$0	$8,675	$43
Willapa River Estuarine Restoration Project	U.S.	351	$0	$0	$11,500	$11,500	$33
Trestle Bay Restoration, Oregon	U.S.	603	$237,600	$13,740	$0	$13,740	$23
Sally Jones Lake Vian, OK	U.S.	650	$100,000	$5,783	$5,000	$10,783	$17
Green Island Headwall Modification	U.S.	1,400	$254,900	$14,739	$1,000	$15,739	$11
Murphy Island, Santee Wildlife Refuge	U.S.	5,500	$0	$0	$18,800	$18,800	$3
Nimrod Waterfowl Levee	U.S.	1,800	$96,300	$5,569	$0	$5,569	$2
Salt Bayou, McFaddin Ranch	U.S.	60,000	$2,339,500	$135,294	$0	$135,294	$2