Aquatic Plant Control Research Program Bulletin. Vol A-04-1, Nov 2004
Abstract
This issue of the APCRP Bulletin focuses on Aquatic Vegetation Restoration in Drakes Creek, Tennessee. The primary purpose of the Drakes Creek Section 1135 Restoration Project was to improve aquatic wildlife habitat in a floodwater conveyance. Drakes Creek is a major tributary embayment of the Old Hickory Reservoir on the Cumberland River, its mouth located at Cumberland River mile 222.2, 10 km upstream from Old Hickory Dam. The project site is located in the City of Hendersonville, Tennessee, at the limit of the Old Hickory pool, approximately 4 miles above the creek's mouth. When Old Hickory Dam was closed in 1954, the end of the Drakes Creek embayment began to fill with silt. By the early 1990s, exposed mud flats had become apparent. Loss of aquatic habitat generated support for applying corrective and restoration efforts. The U.S. Army Engineer District, Nashville, is managing the Federal portion of the Section 1135, with the City of Hendersonville serving as local sponsor. (8 figures)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA428599
Entities
People
- Gary O. Dick
- Joe R. Snow
- R. Michael Smart
Organizations
- Engineer Research and Development Center