Environmental Assessment Completed

Johnson Creek Boat Launch Dredging Project

Shawnee National Forest Jackson, Illinois Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District

The project involves hydraulic dredging of sediment from a shallow cove to maintain an open channel where small boats can launch and reach further into Kinkaid Lake.

Location

Kinkaid Lake watershed

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/06/2015
2
Comment Period
07/12/2015
3
Objection Period Start
06/26/2016
4
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityWatershed Improvements
Johnson Creek Boat Launch Dredging ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/19/2016
ForestsShawnee National Forest
DistrictsMississippi Bluffs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed management