Broxton Rocks Mitigation Bank (Broxton Rocks) is approximately 1,591 acres on the southeastern bank of the Ocmulgee River. It is located contiguous with the Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area to the north, and the Broxton Rocks Preserve to the south. The geology of this region is unique to South Georgia. The Bank lies near a 4- mile long sandstone outcropping of the Altamaha Grit, which is approximately 15,000 square miles of sandstone beneath Georgia’s Coastal Plain. The bank site is comprised of seepage streams, associated hardwood wetland forest floodplain, and forested upland and wetland riparian buffers. The bank offers:

Wetland Mitigation Credits

Stream Mitigation Credits

Broxton Rocks provides compensatory mitigation for projects with impacts to jurisdictional wetlands, streams or other open waters as per Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, permitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). The types of mitigation relative to Broxton Rocks are as follows:

• Wetland Enhancement

• Wetland Preservation

• Stream Channel Restoration By Structure Removal

• Streambank Stabilization

• Riparian Restoration

• Riparian Preservation

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