US Army Corps of Engineers Master Plan Revision Nashville District Dale Hollow Lake Dale Hollow Lake Master Plan Revision DRAFT January 2019 Draft Version 1 US Army Corps of Engineers Master Plan Revision Nashville District Dale Hollow Lake U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Dale Hollow Lake Master Plan Revision Commonly Used Acronyms and Abbreviations ADD – Area Development District of Engineers ARPA – Archeological Resources Protection LRN – Nashville District Act LTC – Lieutenant Colonel cfs – Cubic Feet per Second MFR – Memorandum for Record COL – Colonel MOU – Memorandum of Understanding CRM – Cumberland River Mile MP – Master Plan CW – Civil Works MR – Multiple Resource Management Lands CWA – Clean Water Act, 1977 MRLC – Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics DA – Department of Army Consortium DE – District Engineer/ Division Engineer MSD – Marine Sanitation Device DM – Design Manual MSL/msl – Mean Sea Level (based on the DO – Dissolved Oxygen National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929) DoD – Department of Defense MW – Megawatt DQC – District Quality Control NAGPRA – Native American Graves and dsf- Day Second Feet Repatriation Act EA – Environmental Assessment NEPA – National Environmental Policy Act EAB – Emerald Ash Borer NHPA – National Historic Preservation Act EC – Engineering Circular NRHP – National Register of Historic Places EDW – Enterprise Data Warehouse NRRS – National Recreation Reservation EIS – Environmental Impact Statement System EM – Engineering Memorandum NTE – Not to Exceed EO – Executive Order NVCS – National Vegetation Classification EOPs – Environmental Operating Principles Standard EP – Engineering Pamphlet NWI – National Wetlands Inventory EPA – Environmental Protection Agency NWS – National Weather Service EQ – Environmental Quality O&M – Operations and Maintenance ER – Engineering Regulation OC – Office of Counsel ERDC – Engineering Research & Design Center OMBIL – Operations & Maintenance Business ESA – Endangered Species Act/ Information Link Environmentally Sensitive Area OMP – Operational Management Plan FONSI - Finding of No Significant Impact PAC – Primary Area Counties FY – Fiscal Year PDT – Project Delivery Team GIS - Geographic Information Systems PL – Public Law GPS – Global Positioning System PM – Project Manager/Management H&H – Hydrology and Hydraulics PMP – Project Management Plan HABS – Harmful Algal Blooms POC – Point of Contact HQUSACE – Headquarters, U. S. Army Corps Project – The lands and waters administered Draft Version 2 US Army Corps of Engineers Master Plan Revision Nashville District Dale Hollow Lake by the Corps of Engineers QA/QC – Quality Assurance / Quality Control REAL – Recreation Excellence at Army Lakes REAS – Recreation Economics Assessment System REC – Recreation REMIS – Real Estate Management Information System SCORP – State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan SHPO – State Historic Preservation Office SME – Subject Matter Expert SMP – Shoreline Management Plan SOP – Standard Operating Procedure SOW – Scope of Work T&ES – Threatened and Endangered Species TDEC – Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation TDNA – Tennessee Department of Natural Areas TSU – Tennessee State University TVA – Tennessee Valley Authority TWRA – Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency UAS – Unmanned Aerial Systems USACE – U. S. Army Corps of Engineers USC – United States Code USFWS – United States Fish and Wildlife Service WMA – Wildlife Management Area WQ – Water Quality WRDA/WRRDA– Water Resources Development Act Draft Version - 3 US Army Corps of Engineers Master Plan Revision Nashville District Dale Hollow Lake Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 12 Project Authorization ............................................................................................................... 12 Project Purpose ........................................................................................................................ 12 Purpose and Scope of the Master Plan .................................................................................... 13 Brief Watershed and Project Description ................................................................................ 14 List of Prior Master Plans and Related Documents ................................................................. 15 List of Pertinent Project Information ....................................................................................... 15 Chapter 2 Project Setting ..................................................................................................................... 16 History of the Dale Hollow Lake Project .................................................................................. 16 Project Authorization and Factors Influencing Management and Development .................... 17 Hydrology ................................................................................................................................. 18 Sedimentation and Shoreline Erosion ..................................................................................... 20 Water Quality ........................................................................................................................... 21 Climate ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Topography .............................................................................................................................. 24 Physical Geography .................................................................................................................. 26 Geology .................................................................................................................................... 26 2-09.A Regional Geology .............................................................................................................. 27 2-09.B Bedrock Description .......................................................................................................... 30 2-09.C Karst Development ........................................................................................................... 33 Soils .......................................................................................................................................... 36 2-10.A Soil Associations of the Project Area ................................................................................ 36 2-10.B Description of the Major Soil Series ................................................................................. 40 Resource Analysis – Level One Inventory Data ........................................................................ 44 2-11.A Fish and Wildlife Resources .............................................................................................. 44 2-11.B Vegetative Resources ........................................................................................................ 45 2-11.C Threatened & Endangered Species ................................................................................... 50 2-11.D Invasive Species ................................................................................................................ 54 Draft Version - 4 US Army Corps of Engineers Master Plan Revision Nashville District Dale Hollow Lake 2-11.E Ecological Setting .............................................................................................................. 58 2-11.F Wetlands ........................................................................................................................... 62 Cultural Resources ................................................................................................................... 62 Socioeconomics ....................................................................................................................... 63 2-13.A Demographics ................................................................................................................... 63 2-13.B Economics ......................................................................................................................... 67 Recreation Facilities, Activities and Needs .............................................................................. 73 2-14.A Zones of Influence............................................................................................................. 73 2-14.B Visitation Profile ................................................................................................................ 75 2-14.C Recreation Analysis ........................................................................................................... 77 2-14.D Recreational Carrying Capacity ......................................................................................... 78 Project Access .......................................................................................................................... 79 Real Estate Acquisition Policy .................................................................................................. 80 Applicable Public Laws ............................................................................................................. 80 2-17.A RECREATION AUTHORITIES ............................................................................................... 80 2-17.B REAL ESTATE AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING USE FEES ..........................................................