Blue Marsh Lake Habitat and Shoreline Enhancement
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
Raystown Lake is an 8,300 acre lake that is owned and operated by the United State Army Corps of Engineers(USACE). The lake habitat project will improve the aquatic habitat at the lake in several popular areas. The projects major partners are the Friends of Raystown(FRL), Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission(PFBC),... Read More
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
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
Olpe City Lake is situated on the eastern edge of the Flint Hills region of Kansas. The lake is located one mile west and one mile south of the city of Olpe. Construction of the 90 acre lake was completed in June of 1964. The 1,280 acres of native... Read More
Mozingo Lake is a 1,006-acre water supply reservoir located just east of Maryville, Missouri. Mozingo Lake was constructed in 1992, and attracts thousands of anglers and pleasure boaters annually. The lake’s primary purpose is to provide water for the city of Maryville. Other goals of the lake are to “ensure... Read More
Lake Bloomington is located in central Illinois about 160 miles northeast of St. Louis and approximately 125 miles southwest of Chicago. It is in the Mackinaw River Basin. Lake Bloomington is located in the northern part of the watershed. It was constructed in 1929 by the impoundment of Money Creek.... Read More
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
