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Evergreen Lake was constructed in 1971 as a supplemental water reservoir for the City of Bloomington, population 74,975, as well as for recreational use. It was formed by an impoundment of Six Mile Creek upstream of its junction with the Mackinaw River. Currently, the lake has a surface area of... Read More
Elephant Butte is impaired by “old reservoir syndrome”, extreme spring sediment loading in prime spawning areas, and extreme water fluctuations during spawning. The project will address these issues through a combination of vegetation efforts both in the inlets and in selected coves as well as suspended spawning beds and floating... Read More
Many reservoirs are characterized by large seasonal or long-term water level fluctuations. These fluctuations generally occur over elevation contours that were once uplands and are now artificially submerged. These uplands have soils, slopes, and seed banks that are different from natural floodplains, and therefore are unable to support the vegetation... Read More
The largest single-purpose reservoir in Texas, Lake Livingston covers 83,000 surface acres. Lake Livingston was constructed in 1969 by the Trinity River Authority (TRA) to provide drinking water to four counties plus the City of Houston. Habitat loss, due to siltation and constructed bulkheads, has contributed to the decline of Lake... Read More
Friends of Reservoirs honored three of our outstanding project leaders with the inaugural Friends of Reservoirs Award presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting. The award consisted of a Largemouth bass print (Golden Moments) donated by famed wildlife artist, Al Agnew. Each print also had a personalized plaque with the recipients... Read More
