Biological Opinion on the Operation of the Missouri River Main Stem System, Operation and Maintenance of the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project, and Operation of the Kansas River Reservoir System

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Date of this Version

2010

Comments

Published in Final 2010 Annual Report (2010) 1-219

Abstract

This Annual Report summarizes implementation efforts in response to the Biological Opinion on the Operation of the Missouri River Main Stem System, Operation and Maintenance of the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project, and Operation of the Kansas River Reservoir System. The document improves upon the previous annual Biological Opinion (BiOp) compliance reports by incorporating:

• The first combined U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) report documenting recovery efforts on the Missouri River satisfying reporting requirements of the 2003 Amended BiOp on the Operation of the Missouri River Main Stem System (System), Operation and Maintenance of the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project (BSNP) and Operation of the Kansas River Reservoir System.

• Additional multi-year content/context relating the 2010 activities to overall program efforts and biological/species response.

• More maps, photographs and performance assessment graphics.

• Adaptive management strategies for Emergent Sandbar Habitat (ESH) and Shallow Water Habitat (SWH) construction and monitoring.