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Early Life History Of Three Pelagic-Spawning Minnows Macrhybopsis Spp. In The Lower Missouri River, T. A. Starks, M. L. Miller, J. M. Long

US Army Corps of Engineers

Life-history characteristics of age-0 sturgeon chub Macrhybopsis gelida, shoal chub Macrhybopsis hyostoma and sicklefin chub Macrhybopsis meeki were compared using several methods. All Macrhybopsis species consumed mostly midge pupae, but M. meeki had the most general diet (Levins’ index, B=0⋅22) compared with M. hyostoma (B=0⋅02) and M. gelida (B=0⋅09). Morisita’s diet overlap index among species pairs ranged from 0⋅62 to 0⋅97 and was highest between M. hyostoma and M. gelida. Daily ages estimated from lapilli otoliths for each species ranged from 15 to 43 days for M. gelida, 19 to 44 for …

A Decision Making Framework With Modflow-Fmp2 Via Optimization: Determining Trade-Offs In Crop Selection, K R. Fowler, E W. Jenkins, C Ostrove, J C. Chispell, M W. Farthing, M Parno

US Army Corps of Engineers

Farmers in regions experiencing water stress or drought conditions can struggle to balance their crop portfolios. Periods of low precipitation often lead to increased, unsustainable reliance on groundwatersupplied irrigation. As a result, regional water management agencies place limits on the amount of water which can be obtained from groundwater, requiring farmers to reduce acreage for more water-intensive crops or remove them from the portfolio entirely. Real-time decisions must be made by the farmer to ensure viability of their farming operation and reduce the impacts associated with limited water resources. Evolutionary algorithms, coupled with accurate, flexible, realistic simulation tools, are ideal …

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Ecosystem Management Of The Missouri River From Gavins Point Dam To Ponca State Park, Nebraska, Robert S. Nebel

US Army Corps of Engineers

•Authorized by a 1978 amendment to the National Parks and Recreation Act (PL 95- 625) which amended the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (PL 90-542)

• Corps is authorized to construct recreational development, bank stabilization, and other recreational river features as necessary to support the values for which the river was designated

• Life-of-project funding ceiling of $21 million; approximately $3.2 million spent to date

• The Corps and National Park Service signed a 1980 Cooperative Agreement outlining each agency's responsibilities

• The General Management Plan has recently been updated (1999) with an environmental emphasis

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The Missouri River, An Alliance For National Designation

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"At one time, most people believed that the only consideration in using this extraordinary resource was technological-what could we do the harness and control the river to maximize its productivity while minimizing the danger of its flooding. Now we all understand much more clearly that there are limits to our tampering with the river's natural state."

Senator James Abourezk of South Dakota made this observation during his remarks in June 1977 at a presentation of the Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Umbrella study concerning possible designation of the stretch from Gavins Point Dam to Ponca State Park, Nebraska, as …

Missouri River Recovery Program Emergent Sandbar Habitat Annual Adaptive Management Report, Year 1, 2010)

US Army Corps of Engineers

This Adaptive Management (AM) Report for Emergent Sandbar Habitat (ESH) represents the first complete iteration within the draft AM strategy being implemented for the interior least terns (Sternula antillarum) and piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) within the Missouri River Mainstem System based on the 2003 Amended Biological Opinion (BiOp). Please refer to the ESH AM Strategy - Appendix H of the Draft ESH Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) – and the Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP) AM Process Framework for detailed background information on the overall scope and approach of this effort. Also note that as more …

Missouri River Recovery Program: Adaptive Management Process Framework, Joe Bonneau, Tim Fleeger, Craig Flemming, Carol Hale, Mike Anderson, Kate Buenau, Tim L. Hiller, Doug Latka, Ron Thom, Drew Tyre, Steve Fischer, Casey Kruse, Brad Thompson

US Army Corps of Engineers

The purpose of this Adaptive Management (AM) Process Framework is to describe the AM process for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP) and explain how AM principles will be used in the MRRP to reduce uncertainty and ensure that Program objectives are achieved over time. The AM Process Framework is intended to be broad so that it can be applied to all aspects of the MRRP and be understood by a diverse audience of managers, federal and state agencies, scientists, engineers, the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC), stakeholders, Tribes, and the public.

Restoration Of Emergent Sandbar Habitat Complexes In The Missouri River, North Dakota

US Army Corps of Engineers

In 2003, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued an Amendment to the 2000 Biological Opinion (BiOp) with recommendations for the US Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) operations on the Missouri River Mainstem System (MRMS). The BiOp Amendment was the result of continuing consultation between the Corps and the USFWS under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and supplemented the recommendations given in the previous BiOp (USFWS, 2000). The 2000 BiOp and amendments made in 2003 will be collectively referred to as “BiOp” hereafter. The document found that Corps operations on the Missouri River were not likely to jeopardize …

Cottonwood Management Plan/Programmatic Environmental Assessment Proposed Implementation Of A Cottonwood Management Plan Along Six Priority Segments Of The Missouri River

US Army Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) proposes to preserve existing stands and reestablish new stands of plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides) at selected public/government lands along the Missouri River in accordance with the Cottonwood Management Plan (CMP). The Proposed Action is the implementation of the CMP. The goal of the plan is to be a living document that preserves, creates, or restores cottonwood habitats along the Missouri River and meets the requirements of the USFWS 2003 Amended Biological Opinion (BiOp) concerning the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). The principal immediate focus of the CMP includes measures in …

Missouri River Recovery Program: 2009 Spring Pulse And Rises Drainage Monitoring And Evaluation

US Army Corps of Engineers

Spring pulse releases for the benefit of the endangered pallid sturgeon were planned for March and May 2009 to mimic historic natural spring rises that occurred on the Missouri River before the closure of the main stem dams. The March spring pulse from Gavins Point Dam was not released in 2009 due to high downstream flows and the possibility of flow-limit violations. A 6.1 -kcfs May spring pulse was released in 2009.

The May spring pulse was monitored at 44 sites along the Missouri River. Nineteen of these were interior-drainage sites that were monitored for possible socioeconomic impacts to landowners. …

Biological Opinion On The Operation Of The Missouri River Main Stem System, Operation And Maintenance Of The Missouri River Bank Stabilization And Navigation Project, And Operation Of The Kansas River Reservoir System

US Army Corps of Engineers

This Annual Report summarizes implementation efforts in response to the Biological Opinion on the Operation of the Missouri River Main Stem System, Operation and Maintenance of the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project, and Operation of the Kansas River Reservoir System. The document improves upon the previous annual Biological Opinion (BiOp) compliance reports by incorporating:

• The first combined U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) report documenting recovery efforts on the Missouri River satisfying reporting requirements of the 2003 Amended BiOp on the Operation of the Missouri River Main Stem System (System), Operation …

Missouri River Recovery Program: Integrated Science Program General Science Questions & Key Findings

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What is the population of pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River and its tributaries? .....5
1. What are the population trends over time? ...........................5

II.

Is propagation a viable short-term solution to augment pallid sturgeon populations?
2. Can pallid sturgeon be propagated?......................................6
3. Will stocked fish survive in the river? .....................................6
4. Will stocked fish spawn in the river?........................................7
5. What is the appropriate level of stocking?................................7

III.

Do pallid sturgeon spawn in the Missouri River? ..........................7
6. Where are the locations of spawning sites? .............................7
7. What is the timing of the spawn?...........................................8
8. What are the cues …

Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement For The Mechanical Creation And Maintenance Of Emergent Sandbar Habitat In The Riverine Segments Of The Upper Missouri River, Vol. 1 And 2

US Army Corps of Engineers

This Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) analyzes the potential environmental consequences of implementing the Emergent Sandbar Habitat (ESH) program on the Upper Missouri River. The purpose of the ESH program is to support least tern and piping plover populations on the Missouri River by supplementing natural habitat through the mechanical creation and replacement of ESH. The PEIS allows the public, cooperating agencies (the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Park Service (NPS)), and Corps decision makers to compare impacts among a range of alternatives. The PEIS is meant to inform the selection of a preferred alternative …

Missouri River Recovery Program Emergent Sandbar Habitat Complexes In The Missouri River, Nebraska And South Dakota, Draft Project Implementation Report (Pir) With Integrated Environmental Assessment

US Army Corps of Engineers

The Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP) was developed to address actions included in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) 2000 and 2003 Amended Biological Opinions (BiOp) on the Operation of the Missouri River System and the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Project (Mitigation Project) authorized by the Water Resources Development Acts of 1986 and 1999 (WRDA86 and WRDA99). The BiOp and Mitigation Project provide authority and direction to complete projects for fish and wildlife habitat along Missouri River. These actions are being undertaken to address endangered species needs and mitigate for the loss of …

Proposed Implementation Of A Cottonwood Management Plan Along Six Priority Segments Of The Missouri River

US Army Corps of Engineers

The Missouri River originates in the Rocky Mountains of south-central Montana and flows approximately 2,341 miles through seven states, ending at its confluence with the Mississippi River near St. Louis, Missouri. The plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides) was once the dominant floodplain vegetation in the Missouri River ecosystem (Corps 2006a). Natural cottonwood regeneration has largely ceased along the Missouri River following the construction of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System (System) and Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project (BSNP). The reduction in the number of young cottonwoods to replace older cottonwoods concerns biologists because a variety of plant and wildlife …

Status And Trend Of Cottonwood Forests Along The Missouri River, Mark D. Dixon, W. Carter Johnson, Michael L. Scott, Daniel Bowen

US Army Corps of Engineers

From 2007-2009, we studied the current (2006) and historic (1892, mid-1950s) extent, current age distribution, and plant species composition of plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides) and non-cottonwood riparian stands along eight study segments of the Missouri River between Fort Benton, Montana and Kansas City Missouri, covering 930 river miles (1500 km) or over 1/3 of the river's length. These segments included all of the unchannelized and unimpounded segments below Fort Benton, as well as portions of two impounded and one channelized segment. Based on GIS analyses of historic maps and aerial photography, the combined area of forests, woodlands, and …

Missouri River Recovery Program Sandy Point Bend Shallow Water Habitat Construction Project Draft Project Implementation Report May 2010

US Army Corps of Engineers

The Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP) was developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (Corps) to address actions included in the 2000 and 2003 Amended Biological Opinions (BiOp) on the Operation of the Missouri River System and the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Project (Mitigation Project) authorized by the Water Resources Development Acts of 1986 and 1999 (WRDA86 and WRDA99). The BiOp and Mitigation Project provide direction and authority to complete projects that provide fish and wildlife habitat along Missouri River. These actions are being undertaken to address endangered species needs and …

Biological Opinion On The Operation Of The Missouri River Main Stem System, Operation And Maintenance Of The Missouri River Bank Stabilization And Navigation Project, And Operation Of The Kansas River Reservoir System

US Army Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) prepared this Annual Report for interested parties in accordance with reporting recommendations of the Biological Opinion on the Operation of the Missouri River Main Stem System (System), Operation and Maintenance of the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project and Operation of the Kansas River Reservoir System, prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), dated November 30, 2000, and the Amendment thereto, dated December 16, 2003 (BiOp). This annual report also documents the Corps’ activities implemented under the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Project, Iowa, Nebraska, …

Missouri River Recovery Program: Fish And Wildlife Protection – Key To A Healthy River

US Army Corps of Engineers

Fish and wildlife conservation on the Missouri River is one of the eight congressionally-authorized project purposes of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In support of this, the Corps manages lands and waters to ensure its availability for future generations and to help preserve healthy ecosystems and biodiversity. This purpose originally focused on maintaining native and game species, but in recent years it has taken on renewed prominence with efforts to recover threatened and endangered species.

The Missouri River is a dynamic ecosystem, creating and maintaining important open water, sandbar, wetland, and forest habitat for a wide diversity of wildlife, …

Missouri River Recovery Program: Reclaiming Lost Habitat: Real Estate Program

US Army Corps of Engineers

Historically, the Missouri River continually reshaped itself by eroding banks in some areas and building up islands and sandbars in other areas. The river’s dynamic nature provided plenty of habitat for native species of animals and plants.

Efforts in the 1900s to manage the river by building dams, levees and a navigation channel provided many social and economic benefits to the nation but drastically reduced the amount of habitat available for the river’s native species. Today, lack of habitat is a major reason that several Missouri River species are endangered or threatened, such as the pallid sturgeon, least tern and …

Missouri River Recovery Program: From Steamboats To Barges: Missouri River Navigation

US Army Corps of Engineers

Since the early 1800s, the Missouri River has been a thoroughfare for the
transportation of goods. The U.S. government began taking an active interest in Missouri River navigation in 1832, as steamboats became the preferred means of transporting goods and people. On July 3, 1832, Congress authorized channel improvements on the Missouri River. These early river improvements involved mainly addressing obstacles in the river.

Since 1912, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has managed the river to
allow for modern commercial navigation and trade. This fact sheet will describe the history of navigation on the Missouri River, navigation today, …

Missouri River Recovery Program: River Power To Clean Energy

US Army Corps of Engineers

The overall vision of the Missouri River Recovery Program is to create a sustainable ecosystem supporting thriving populations of native species while providing for current social and economic values. Many of these social and economic values are authorized by the U.S. Congress as crucial uses of the river’s resources. Hydroelectric power is one of these authorized purposes. Hydroelectric power uses the power of the river to provide electricity to homes and businesses within the Missouri River Basin and beyond.

Missouri River Recovery - Integrated Science Program

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Lower Yellowstone River Irrigation Dam, Fish Protection And Passage

US Army Corps of Engineers

This Value Engineering (VE) Report summarizes the events of the VE workshop facilitated by GeoVal, Inc., June 1-5, 2009 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Omaha District, Nebraska. The Lower Yellowstone River Irrigation Dam, Fish Protection and Passage Value Engineering Study focuses on the assessment of alternatives for meeting Federal project objectives examining current plans and programs to seek out alternative approaches and ideas that will improve the overall performance of the project.

Federal project objectives of the Lower Yellowstone River Irrigation Dam, Fish Protection and Passage Project are to:

-Continue to provide reliable irrigation water delivery to …

Missouri River Recovery Program: Emergent Sandbar Habitat

US Army Corps of Engineers

This Value Engineering (VE) Report summarizes the events of the April 6-8, 2009 VE workshop facilitated by GeoVal, Inc. for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Omaha District, Nebraska. The Missouri River Recovery Program - Emergent Sandbar Habitat Value Engineering Study focuses on the assessment of the Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP) Habitat Creation Project with specific focus on the creation of emergent sandbar habitats, examining current plans and programs to seek out alternative approaches and ideas that will improve the overall performance of the program.

The MRRP seeks to mitigate near-term losses of Missouri River habitats and recover …

Missouri River Recovery Program: Putting The Pieces Together: Mrrp Main Programs

US Army Corps of Engineers

The Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP) is a comprehensive effort led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Tribes, states, other federal agencies and non-governmental organizations to develop and implement actions to create a healthy Missouri River.

The MRRP consists of:

-The Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project (BSNP) Fish
and Wildlife Mitigation Project

- The Amended Biological Opinion and the Corps’ Record of Decision related
to the Master Water Control Manual for the Missouri River

- The 2007 Water Resources Development Act

Each of these guiding authorities set out …

Missouri River Recovery Program: Spring Rise Monitoring

US Army Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is committed to recover Missouri River species, while fulfilling its century-old responsibility to protect human health and safety. To aid in the recovery of the endangered pallid sturgeon, the Corps releases extra water from Missouri River reservoirs in March and May. These “spring pulses” mimic the historic river rises that resulted from melting snow on the plains and mountains, before the construction of dams on the river. Biologists believe these pulse events are necessary for Missouri River species to reproduce and survive, which is critical for a healthy river environment.

At the same time, …

Missouri River Recovery Program: Flood Risk Management

US Army Corps of Engineers

One of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ main responsibilities in managing the Missouri River is protecting property from flood damage. Historically, the dynamic river changed course during the spring and summer months, flooding some areas and eroding banks in other areas. Today, approximately 1.4 million acres of farmland and nearly $18 billion dollars of residential and other property are subject to flooding along the Missouri River. Agricultural lands, residential areas, business districts and navigation benefit from flood risk management measures provided by the Corps through the system of reservoirs on the Missouri River.

Missouri River Recovery Program: Water Supply And Water Quality

US Army Corps of Engineers

The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) operates a system of six dams and reservoirs on the Missouri River to serve the multiple purposes authorized by Congress in the Flood Control Act of 1944. In addition to operating the system for flood control, navigation, hydropower, recreation, and fish and wildlife, the Corps is also authorized to use the system for irrigation, water supply and water quality. This fact sheet will discuss the Corps efforts regarding these three authorized project purposes.