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The Beaver Watershed Alliance (Alliance) works to proactively protect, enhance, and sustain the high-water quality of Beaver Lake and its tributaries through voluntary best management practice implementation, outreach and education, and planning and analysis activities.
Tributaries of Beaver Lake, including the West Fork, Middle Fork, and East Fork of the White River, Richland Creek, Headwaters, and War Eagle Creek offer a diverse and stunning variety of aesthetic beauty, wildlife, and cultural heritage as they flow along their course to Beaver Lake. From Harrison, Arkansas, to Westville, Oklahoma, 600,000 people rely on Beaver Lake for drinking water, industry, and recreational activities such as boating, fishing, birding, and swimming.
In addition to working with stakeholders on innovative solutions to our region’s water quality issues, the Alliance also plans fun and informational volunteer and educational events to keep the lake and rivers healthy! Everyone can make a difference in the water quality in Northwest Arkansas, and the Alliance is proud to equip people with the tools needed to achieve just that.
Conservation by the Numbers
Value of Community Service Contributions
River Miles Delisted from State Impaired Waters
Acres Under Conservation Management
Tons of Sediment Reduced per Year since 2011
What’s New
What happens to a river when a dam comes down?
What happens to a river when a dam comes down? Scientists are only beginning to understand the ripple effects. Low-head dams like the Huntsville Dam on War Eagle Creek have shaped fish communities and habitats for decades, but their true impacts are still being...
Three Low Impact Development Projects Benefit Water Quality
Since 2022, the Alliance has been working to install three Low Impact Development (LID) projects across the Beaver Lake watershed. Through the “Smart Growth for Source Water Protection” grant program from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources...
Aquatic Vegetation Control – Tips and Resources
What to Watch Out for in June/early Summer: Aquatic weeds are reaching mature stages and some species will become more resistant to herbicides as the summer develops. DIY plant ID resources can be found at Texas A&M’s Aquaplant “Identify a Plant” directory...
Landowner Seeking Support?
The Beaver Watershed Alliance is ready to help landowners achieve conservation goals on their property.
FEATURED PROJECTS
Hypolimnetic Dissolved-Oxygen Dynamics within Selected White River Reservoirs, Northern Arkansas- Southern Missouri 1974-2008
Dissolved oxygen is a critical constituent in reservoirs and lakes because it is essential for metabolism by all aerobic aquatic organisms. In general, hypolimnetic temperature and dissolved-oxygen concentrations vary from summer to summer in reservoirs, more so than...
Algal Growth Potentials and Heavy Metal Concentrations of the Primary Streams to Upper Beaver Lake
Meyer and Green (1984) demonstrated the probable inhibition of algal growth potential by heavy metals in upper Beaver Lake. Upper Beaver Lake receives water from three tributaries. One contains a small reservoir and the combined streams receive sewage input....
Beaver Lake Water Quality Monitoring Plan
Project Synopsis A proposed water quality monitoring plan for the Beaver Lake Watershed that was developed in 1990 by the Arkansas Water Resources Center for the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The basic premise of the proposal was to establish a database of...
Upcoming Events
Events
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Your donation helps fund all aspects of the Beaver Watershed Alliance. We have many ways to contribute, including one-time donations, recurring monthly or yearly donations, or sponsorships as a partner or for specific programs or events.