AUTHORIZATION:  Section 206 of Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 1996 (Public Law (PL) 104-303) as amended by WRDA 1999 (PL 106-53).

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Location and Description:  Horseshoe Lake is a shallow oxbow lake located in the floodplain of the Mississippi River in Alexander County, Illinois. It has experienced sedimentation problems causing the accelerated succession of the lake’s aquatic habitat to terrestrial habitat. The Ecosystem Restoration Report (ERR) will examine the feasibility of a lake draw down and restocking, causeway construction, island construction, a dewatering pump, and well installation to help restore the lake’s ecosystem.

Activities in FY 2010 ($14k)
- Restart effort to finalize Ecosystem Restoration Report (ERR)

ARRA Allocation thru 28 Feb 10 ($0)

Local Sponsor:  Illinois Department of Natural Resources.