Wharton Creek Streambank Restoration Project

This project aimed to restore approximately 1000 linear feet of streambank along Wharton Creek, a tributary of War Eagle Creek. This project also included educating landowners as well as road workers regarding improved practices when working on streambanks. Project partners include the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission, the Army Corps of Engineers Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, the Madison County Road Department, and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. This project was completed in 2005.

Details

Project Start

2004

Location

Wharton Creek, 1 mile upstream of the Highway 74 Bridge south of Huntsville, AR

Funding Source

Clean Water Act Section 319 funding