Neosho Mucket

Missouri - Proposed Critical Habitat Unit Maps

The maps and written descriptions provided below were taken from the Federal Register Proposed Rule (Oct. 16, 2012): Proposed Endangered Status for the Neosho Mucket, Threatened Status for the Rabbitsfoot, and Designation of Critical Habitat for Both Species (98-page PDF; 4.8MB)

View more information about the proposal to list the rabbitsfoot as threatened and designate critical habitat.

Unit 2 - Elk River in McDonald County, Missouri

(7) Unit NM2: Elk River—McDonald County, Missouri; and Delaware County, Oklahoma. (i) Unit NM2 includes 20.3 rkm (12.6 rmi) of the Elk River from Missouri Highway 59 at Noel, McDonald County, Missouri, downstream to the confluence of Buffalo Creek, Delaware County, Oklahoma.

(ii) Note: Map of Unit NM2 (Elk River) of critical habitat for Neosho mucket follows:

Map of proposed critical habitat unit #2 for Neosho Mucket in Missouri.

Unit 3 - Shoal Creek in Newton County, Missouri

(8) Unit NM3: Shoal Creek—Cherokee County, Kansas; and Newton County, Missouri. (i) Unit NM3 includes 75.8 rkm (47.1 rmi) of Shoal Creek from Missouri Highway W near Ritchey, Newton County, Missouri, downstream to the upstream point of inundation by Empire Lake, Cherokee County, Kansas.

(ii) Note: Map of Unit NM3 (Shoal Creek) of critical habitat for Neosho mucket follows:

Map of proposed critical habitat unit 3 for rabbitsfoot in Missouri.

Unit 4 - Spring River in Jasper and Lawrence Counties, Missouri

(9) Unit NM4: Spring River—Jasper and Lawrence Counties, Missouri; and Cherokee County, Kansas. (i) Unit NM4 includes 102.3 rkm (63.6 rmi) of the Spring River from Missouri Highway 97 north of Stotts City, Lawrence County, Missouri, downstream to the confluence of Turkey Creek north of Empire, Cherokee County, Kansas.

(ii) Note: Map of Unit NM4 (Spring River) of critical habitat for Neosho mucket follows:

Map of proposed critical habitat unit 4 for rabbitsfoot in Missouri.

Unit 5 - North Fork Spring River in Jasper County, Missouri

(10) Unit NM5: North Fork Spring River—Jasper County, Missouri. (i) Unit NM5 includes 16.4 rkm (10.2 rmi) of the North Fork Spring River from the confluence of Buck Branch southwest of Jasper, Missouri, downstream to its confluence with the Spring River near Purcell, Jasper County, Missouri.

(ii) Note: Map of Unit NM5 (North Fork Spring River) of critical habitat for Neosho mucket follows:

Map of proposed critical habitat unit 5 for rabbitsfoot in Missouri.

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Last updated: January 3, 2013