Projects
Carlyle Lake, Illinois’ largest man-made, is located in South Central Illinois, approximately 50 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri. Construction of the lake began in 1958 and was completed in 1967. The lake is 12 miles long and 1-3 miles wide with approximately 26,000 acres of surface water at normal... Read More
The project seeks to involve the local community, the City of Carlsbad and New Mexico Game and Fish in strategically positioning fish attractors, spawning structures and baitfish habitat in the Pecos River pools formed by the upper and lower dams that make up Carlsbad Municipal Lake. There are also opportunities... Read More
Project partners are working in collaboration to achieve three main goals. A Stream Channel and Riparian Stabilization Project will implement best management practices to achieve nutrient and sediment reductions, and will be installed along Clifty Creek, a tributary of War Eagle Creek, and within close proximity of Beaver Lake. The... Read More
Patoka Lake is a 8,800-acre U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) flood control impoundment located approximately 22 mi east of Jasper, Indiana (Dubois County). The lake and adjacent land is co-managed by the COE and Indiana DNR Division of Parks. Fluctuating water levels, shoreline composed of rock debris and clay... Read More
Long an exceptional fresh water fishery and a haven for ducks, wading birds and other wildlife, Lake Livingston is nearly 60 years old. It has lost much of its aquatic habitat and the water quality has declined. Once a destination for bass anglers, there has seen a precipitous decline in... Read More
The objective of this project is to create additional aquatic habitat at Pymatuning Lake through artificial habitat structures. We will specifically use this funding to create 30 additional Short Vertical Plank Structures which will be part of the annual 100 Porcupine Crib project. These structures will also allow us to... Read More
The grant will be used to purchase materials for artificial underwater fishing structures (crappie condos). This uses plastics (buckets and pipes) and concrete to supplement lost trees and bushes due to natural degradation. Read More
The objective of this project was to create additional aquatic habitat at Tioga Lake through artificial habitat structures. We used this funding to create additional Porcupine Crib structures to the planned Cooperative habitat improvement project. The structures also allowed us to have more habitat diversity for fish at the proposed... Read More
Lake Shelbyville has been impounded for nearly 50 years has lost a significant portion of its’ woody structure to the natural aging process. Fluctuating water levels have eroded shorelines resulting in shallow mud-bottom littoral areas. Long-duration floods, on occasion in excess of 12’, have made conditions difficult for aquatic vegetation... Read More
Harris Lake is a 1,680-ha impoundment of White Oak and Buckhorn Creeks, tributaries of the Cape Fear River, and is located 35-km southwest of Raleigh, North Carolina. It is owned by Duke Energy Progress and serves as make-up cooling water for Shearon Harris Nuclear Electrical Generation Station and general operational... Read More
