STEWARDSHIP STARTS UPSTREAM
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
A Prairie by Any Other Name
Article submitted by Emily Finley, Urban Watershed Specialist Did you know? Arkansas once had over 2 million acres of naturally open grassland habitat in Arkansas in the early 1800s. These open habitats have been generically referred to as “prairies” in the past. Many...
We are Hiring! Seeking A Watershed Specialist
Click HERE to download job description Beaver Watershed Alliance Position Description Title: Watershed Specialist Part-time Hourly Position (approximately 20 hours per week) Location: Northwest Arkansas (Office location 162 Doolin Dr., Elkins, AR) Posting Date: May...
Alliance seeking Proposals for Low Impact Development Project
Beaver Watershed Alliance RFP 25-01, Low Impact Development Contracting Services Advertisement The Beaver Watershed Alliance is requesting proposals from qualified contracting firms interested in providing LID construction services for the Smart Growth for Source...
Landowner Seeking Support?
The Beaver Watershed Alliance is ready to help landowners achieve conservation goals on their property.
FEATURED PROJECTS
GIS Characterization of Beaver Watershed
Beaver Reservoir watershed is located in Northwest Arkansas including portions of Madison, Washington, Benton, Carroll, Franklin and Crawford counties. This watershed is important to the Northwest Arkansas region because it supplies most of the drinking water for the...
Evaluation of the Water Quality Data Beaver Lake
This report includes a summary of the water quality information available for Beaver Lake. Beaver Lake is a multiple use project located on the White River in northwestern Arkansas. The lake is located in Benton, Carroll, Madison and Washington Counties Arkansas.
Water-Quality Assessment of the Ozark Plateaus Study Unit, AR, KS, MO, and OK–Fish Communities in Streams and Their Relations to Selected Environmental Factors
Fish communities from 18 stations in the Ozark Plateaus were sampled from 1993-1995. The 18 stations were chosen to represent selected combinations of major environmental factors (geology/physiographic area, land use, and basin size). Additional physical, chemical,...
Upcoming Events
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