“In 1998, approximately 100,000 CY of sediment was discharged to a 5-mile section of Fawn River, in Steuben County, Indiana as the result of a rapid draw down of an upstream reservoir (the “Event”).
Prior to 1998, Fawn River below the Orland dam (“lower Fawn”) was recognized as one of the best-preserved sections of river in the State of Indiana.”
Click here to read the full e-blast article on the Fawn River Restoration.
Follow the restoration progress at Fawn River at www.fawnriverrestoration.org.
Click here to read the full article from Land and Water Magazine.
By Neal Lewis; with Bill Priore; Cora Lewis; Darrell Nicholas; and Emily Tucker-Halm