Carroll County SWCD;
TURKEY CREEK WATERSHED Protection Project
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This watershed totals 62,000 acres, including 28,950 acres of cropland, 23,887 acres of grassland (includes acres enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program), 9,869 acres of timber, and 97 acres of streams, ponds and wetlands. Water resources are primarily used for recreation, livestock watering, and for fish/wildlife use and habitat. Excessive herbicide, pesticide, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment are contributed to streams in the watershed. Several livestock operations need waste management systems and/or assistance in order to limit livestock access to streams and ponds. Water quality problems associated with row crop operations could result from the not using Best Management Practices, which, if implemented, would reduce heavy silt load contributions to Turkey Creek. Farming up to the edge of the stream banks also results in severe erosion. The overall goals of the project are to reduce sedimentation and improve water quality in Turkey Creek and its tributaries. The objectives include:

1) treating 75% of the CRP release ground with no-till farming,
2) improving waste treatment and handling facilities of each livestock operation in order to meet MoDNR standards,
3) having 60% of the crop producers using Integrated Crop Management (ICM) techniques meeting NRCS Standards and Specifications,
4) treating sheet and rill erosion on 60% of cropland to reach "tolerable soil loss" ("T") levels,
5) treating 270 acres of gully erosion, and
6) informing and educating 95% of landowners in the project area about BMPs.

Cost-Share incentives may be available to producers who develop and implement plans to improve water quality. In addition, incentives may be offered to producers who use scouting and ICM techniques to properly apply correct amounts of chemicals. Other partners include NRCS, University of Missouri Extension, Ray-Carroll Cooperative, Lexington M.F.A., Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), and a Stream Team.

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Missouri Department
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Missouri Watershed Information Network (MoWIN)
Send comments to: mowin1@missouri.edu
205 Agricultural Engineering
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-0085
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Page last updated August 26, 2008