The Effects of a Channel Relocation Project on the Ecosystem of Little Sugar Creek, Benton County, Arkansas

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• Creators:
  Tyler, Robert
• Corporate Creators:
  Arkansas. State Highway & Transportation Dept.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Scour
  • Channel stabilization
  • Stream restoration
  • Rivers
  • Waterways
  • Maintenance
  • Environment
• Publication/ Report Number:
  A/AR-80/002 & 42 ; FHWA/AR-80/002842
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Arkansas
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Arkansas. State Highway & Transportation Dept.
• Abstract:
  The widening of U.S. 71 in Northwest Arkansas required that the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department relocate a portion of the channel of the Little Sugar Creek. A channel relocation project, in which careful channel construction and provisions for habitat were an integral part of the plan; was carried out and the effects monitored. It was discovered that the planned channel relocation had little total effect on any parameter studied. The creek apparently recovered very rapidly and repopulation of the systems inhabitants was nearly total. This type of channel construction, rather than channelization, is recommended for environmentally sensitive projects where a stream alteration is unavoidable.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39911/dot_39911_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.89 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6301ca04631f8ac2c2009df79a04f0cd72dd1069f859a51b1d0f66fbd837d991