Centerville Creek / Hika Park: Village of Cleveland

Friends of Hika Bay

The Centerville Creek Restoration Project was completed as a dam removal and stream restoration of a former millpond that existed in the Village of Cleveland for over 100 years.  The project was facilitated through a partnership among the Village of Cleveland, UW-Madison, UW-Manitowoc, and the Friends of Hika Bay.  The Friends of Hika Bay emerged from the Citizen Advisory Committee formed with a grant from the Fund for Lake Michigan. provide input and guidance to the design phase of the project.  The creek channel was restored to a meandering stream constructed with pools, riffles, and other fish habitat structures.  Banks were reinforced using soil lifts, wood structures, and riparian native tree/shrub plantings. Ongoing bank stabilization actions are in process, including revegetation of the floodplain with native plants. Hika Park absorbed the newly restored Centerville Creek Corridor and the Hika Shores properties to become 13.9 acres from the original 2.2 acres.