Projects
Three-Mile Lake is an 880-acre multi-purpose reservoir located in rural southern Iowa. The lake was constructed in 1995 with a main focus of providing public drinking water to 30 towns and over 13,000 rural water customers. In addition to a public water supply source, the lake offers many recreational opportunities... Read More
The Table Rock Lake NFHI project builds upon a long-standing public/private partnership in southwest Missouri to improve and restore fish habitat in Table Rock Lake, Lake Taneycomo and their watersheds through cover augmentation, watershed management and other water quality-related projects. The MDC, NFWF, BPS, AGFC, USACE, the U.S. Fish and... Read More
The Ralph Hall Reservoir pre-impoundment habitat and angler access initiative will create extensive fish habitat within a new reservoir currently under construction in Texas. The current funding and timeline offer a unique opportunity to construct a substantial number of habitat structures within the footprint of the future reservoir prior to... Read More
Pymatuning Reservoir is the largest impoundment in Pennsylvania at 17,088 acres. With 70 miles of shoreline along the reservoir, PA DCNR is responsible for maintaining over 42 miles. The lake also includes 28 miles of shoreline in the state of Ohio. The reservoir was built on what used to be... Read More
Authorized by the Flood Control Act of 28 June 1938, Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works project located in Northeast Missouri. Its authorized purposes are for flood risk management in the Salt River Basin, hydroelectric power generation, water supply, fish... Read More
This project benefits the habitat of Old Hickory Reservoir, which is a 22,500-acre mainstem reservoir on the Cumberland River. Specifically, this project will be restoring altered habitat by adding 420 artificial habitat structures in key areas relative to different patterns in bass movement throughout the year. Additionally, 10 large rock... Read More
This multi-faceted project supports the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) Priorities: Protect Intact Healthy Waters, (i.e. Nutrient Absorption, Erosion Control, and Habitat Development), through LSFHA’s and partners’: Rock Pile Clusters, Aquatic Plant Plantings, Floating Islands, Shelbyville Cubes, Georgia Cubes, Artificial Stumps, Shoreline Rock Revetment, and Dredging. Restore Hydrologic Conditions For... Read More
Blue Marsh Lake being a manmade reservoir is lacking in several habitat factors. Although some of the lake has stumps and woody debris much of the lake is devoid of structure whether that is wood, stone, or aquatic vegetation. Adult largemouth and smallmouth bass use structure to ambush prey, and... Read More
Reservoirs with high-quality fish habitats tend to have excellent spawns, high young survival, fast growth, and in some cases, require little additional management input, such as stocking or regulations. Unfortunately, having consistent quality habitat from year to year within reservoirs is rare due to reservoir aging. As reservoirs age, fish... Read More
The goal of this project is to improve habitat for the following sportfish species: bass, bluegill, catfish, and crappie. Read More
