Edwards Landing HOA
Bainbridge, Ohio
Located in the picturesque Western Reserve, Edwards Landing is an idyllic community situated on a winding lane on the banks of McFarland Creek. Residents have access to hundreds of acres of a charming private nature preserve. Residents often enjoy taking grandchildren and other visitors to the big red barn at the end of the road to feed the horses. The bucolic setting gives way to an unexpected ease of access to the highway with ready access to Solon, Bainbridge, Chagrin Falls, and Cleveland and its suburbs.
Come visit! We know you’ll love it here.
Home Owners Association Board (click on link to email):
President: Rick Buffington
Vice President: Janice Scotton
Treasurer: Bob Paulson
Secretary: Thomas Gall
Member at Large: Lori Muller-Ziam
McFarland Creek Study by University School:
University School Geology Class under the leadership of by Dr. Michael J. Smith
An Initial Assessment of McFarland Creek (December 2022) Full Report (pdf)
Year Two Assessment of McFarland Creek (December 2023) Full Report (pdf)
Year Three Assessment of McFarland Creek (December 2023) Full Report (pdf)
Year Three Summary
We found that McFarland Creek is an unstable stream due to its high sediment supply and decreased infltration/increased runoff due to development within the watershed. The stream has been eroding its right bank at Flintlock Ridge Road at an average rate of 5 feet per year for the past ten years. Eight feet of bank loss occurred at the Pool 3 cross-section in the ten months between December 2023 and September 2024. The bank edge is currently about 70 feet from Flintlock Ridge Road and perhaps 60 feet from an underground sewer line that parallels the road. In the lower reach, we observed bank erosion of nearly 20 feet at the Pool 2 cross-section where the stream makes a very sharp bend to the left with streambank materials composed of unconsolidated sand. In general, the floodplain is wider in the lower reach than in the upper reach where McFarland Creek is attacking the streambank to create more floodplain and reach equilibrium. We calculated bankfull stream velocities of 3 feet per second range and bankfull discharges of about 200 cubic feed per second in both reaches we studied. We classified the lower reach as a Rosgen C4 stream and the upper reach as a B4c stream.
We believe that ouir three field seasons of study between Octover 2022 and October 2024 will provide solid longitudinal data which can inform stream restoration efforts. To mitigate bank erosion at Flintlock Ridge Road, a reference reach should be located and studied. It should be a C4 stream with similar bankfull width, area, and discharge in an area less influenced by development. The suite of data we collected at McFarland Creek should be collected at the reference reach with the goal of developing a collection of dimensionless rations which engineers can use to scale a natural channel design restoration of McFarland Creek.