Water Resource Inventory and Assessment: Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge Sevier County, Arkansas
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Water Resource Inventory and Assessment: Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge Sevier County, Arkansas Lake at Pond Creek NWR U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region Atlanta, GA May 2018 Water Resource Inventory and Assessment: Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge Sevier County, Arkansas Adam M. Milewski University of Georgia, Department of Geology Water Resources & Remote Sensing Laboratory 210 Field Street, Geography-Geology Building #308 Athens, GA 30602 Todd C. Rasmussen University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Athens, GA 30602 Holly Hutcheson University of Georgia, Department of Geology Water Resources & Remote Sensing Laboratory 210 Field Street, Geography-Geology Building #308 Athens, GA 30602 John Faustini U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region 1875 Century Blvd. Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30345 May 2018 U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Please cite this publication as: Milewski, A., Rasmussen, T., Hutcheson, H., and Faustini, J., 2018, Water Resource Inventory and Assessment: Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region. Atlanta, Georgia. 71 pp. + appendices. Cover Photo: Lake at Pond Creek NWR. Photo Credit: USFWS ii | P a g e Acknowledgments This work was completed through contract Cooperative Agreement Award No. F16AC00881 between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the University of Georgia. Multiple state and federal partners and non-governmental agencies compiled the information found in this report. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service staff (Janet Ertel, John Faustini, Grant Graves, Sue Wilder, and Michelle Moorman), as well as staff at the Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, provided significant input and reviews during this process. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. iii | P a g e Table of Contents List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................. vi List of Tables ............................................................................................................................................. vii 1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Findings ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Key Water Resources Issues of Concern .................................................................................. 2 1.3 Needs and Recommendations .................................................................................................... 3 2 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Document Organization ............................................................................................................. 4 2.2 Data Processing ........................................................................................................................... 5 3 Facility Information ............................................................................................................................ 6 4 Natural Setting .................................................................................................................................... 8 4.1 Topography and Landforms .................................................................................................... 10 4.2 Geology & Hydrogeology ......................................................................................................... 12 4.3 Soils............................................................................................................................................. 16 4.4 Hydrologic Setting .................................................................................................................... 20 4.5 Region of Hydrologic Influence Climate ................................................................................. 22 5 Inventory Summary and Discussion ................................................................................................ 25 5.1 Water Resources ....................................................................................................................... 25 5.1.1 Rivers, Streams, and Creeks ............................................................................................... 25 5.1.2 Canals and Drainage Ditches .............................................................................................. 27 5.1.3 Lakes and Ponds.................................................................................................................. 28 5.1.4 Springs and Seeps ............................................................................................................... 28 5.1.5 Wetlands ............................................................................................................................. 29 5.2 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................ 31 5.2.1 Water Supply ...................................................................................................................... 31 5.2.2 Inventory Dams ................................................................................................................... 31 5.2.3 Reservoirs ........................................................................................................................... 37 5.2.4 Dikes and Levees ................................................................................................................ 38 5.2.5 Roads and Boat Ramps ....................................................................................................... 38 5.2.6 Pipelines .............................................................................................................................. 39 5.3 Water Monitoring ..................................................................................................................... 40 5.3.1 Surface Water Quantity ....................................................................................................... 44 5.3.2 Surface Water Quality ......................................................................................................... 47 5.3.3 Groundwater Quantity ......................................................................................................... 50 5.3.4 Groundwater Quality ........................................................................................................... 52 5.3.5 Aquatic Habitat and Biota ................................................................................................... 54 5.4 Water Quantity and Timing..................................................................................................... 56 5.5 Water Laws ................................................................................................................................ 58 5.5.1 Federal and State Water Regulations .................................................................................. 58 5.5.2 Water Quality Standards ..................................................................................................... 58 5.5.3 Groundwater Regulations .................................................................................................... 58 5.5.4 Impaired Waters and TMDLs ............................................................................................. 59 5.5.5 NPDES Permits ................................................................................................................... 60 5.6 Water Law/Water Rights ......................................................................................................... 63 University of Georgia - WRRS iv | Page e 5.6.1 State Water Law Overview ................................................................................................. 63 5.6.2 Aspects of State Water Law that May Affect the Refuge ................................................... 65 6 Assessment ......................................................................................................................................... 66 6.1 Threats ....................................................................................................................................... 66 6.2 Needs .......................................................................................................................................... 66 7 Literature Cited ................................................................................................................................ 68 Appendix A Expanded Data Records Tables ................................................................................... 72 Appendix B Water Quality and Quantity Stations ......................................................................... 74 Surface Water Quantity ....................................................................................................................... 78 Surface Water Quality .........................................................................................................................