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LITTLE RIVER AT HORSESHOE BEND, OKLAHOMA
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Completed in 2000
For more information contact
Oklahoma Fishery Resources Office
5700 West Highway 7
Tishomingo, OK 73460
| Project
Description: |
This large low water
crossing presents an impediment to fish passage at all discharges.
At low water, the large amount of debris coupled with the excessive
stream gradient prohibits fish passage. At high water discharges,
water velocity in the narrow portion of the crossing also prohibits
fish passage. In addition, vehicular traffic continues to degrade
the existing structure and downstream water quality. |
Low water crossing on the Little River Horseshoe
Bend, OK |
| Project
Outcome: |
This
project widened the breeched portion of the crossing to achieve
a stream width of one hundred feet. Vehicular traffic has been restricted
at the structure, however fish are able to pass through readily.
Large debris has been removed and the stream channel was re-graded. |
| 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 two miles of aquatic habitat.
It also enhances recreational fishing opportunities for smallmouth
bass and spotted bass. |
| Partners: |
Oklahoma
Department of Wildlife Conservation, Texas Department of Parks and
Wildlife, and
John Hancock Timber Industries  |
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