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HONOBIA CREEK AT BRIDGE THREE, OKLAHOMA
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Completed in 2001
For more information contact
Oklahoma Fishery Resources Office
5700 West Highway 7
Tishomingo, OK 73460
| Project Description: |
The Little River Fish
Passage Project is a cooperative effort with private landowners
to restore the natural function of this river, where fish and
others aquatic species can utilize all stream segments and still
allow for the responsible harvest of timber in the area. Honobia
Creek is a tributary to the Little River. This low water
crossing presents an impediment to fish passage because the arch
pipes funnel a large volume of water through a narrow culvert
creating abnormally high water velocities within the culvert.
At high flows the stream often cuts the streambed downstream of
the structure creating a waterfall, which can make it particularly
difficult for fish passage at low water.
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Honobia Creek at Bridge Three before
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Honobia Creek at Bridge Three after renovation |
| Project
Outcome: |
The project replaced
the embedded culvert type crossing with a box culvert structure.
Vehicular traffic continues at this site. |
| Benefits: |
This
project facilitates the genetic exchange between fragmented populations
of Ouachita shiner (species of concern) and leopard darter (federally
and state threatened) by reconnecting 12 miles of aquatic habitat.
It also enhances recreational fishing opportunities for smallmouth
bass and spotted bass. |
| Partners: |
Oklahoma
Departmet of Wildlife Conservation, Texas Department of Parks and
Wildlife, and John Hancock Timber Industries |
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