Environmental Assessment Completed

Johnson Creek Silt Dam

Shawnee National Forest Jackson, Illinois Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District

Proposal to construct a cross-valley silt dam at a point where Johnson Creek enters Kinkaid Lake on the Shawnee National Forest in Jackson County, Illinois.

Location

Located adjacent to the Johnson Creek Recreation Area on Johnson Creek Road off Route 151.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/19/2019
2
Comment Period
08/29/2019
3
Objection Period Start
10/20/2019
4
Decision
12/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
12/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityWatershed Improvements
Johnson Creek Silt DamDecision Signed Date: 12/12/2019
ForestsShawnee National Forest
DistrictsMississippi Bluffs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed management