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NGPC: Sediment cleanup at Gracie Creek aims to protect Calamus Reservoir walleye fishery
Summary
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission staff described repeated sedimentation at Gracie Creek Trout Pond, a 2019 rehabilitation, and a recent excavation that removed about 1,900 cubic yards of sediment to protect Calamus Reservoir's fish habitat amid concerns about reduced gizzard shad recruitment and lower walleye catch rates.
Jeff Schuckman, fisheries manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's Northeast District, said the agency has been excavating sediment at Gracie Creek Trout Pond at the upper end of Calamus Reservoir to protect the reservoir's fishery.
The Gracie Creek site, rehabilitated in 2019, began filling with sand within a few years; Schuckman said contractors removed about "1,900 yards" of sediment and that the Nebraska Department of Transportation has already taken about "1,200 yards" for reuse. The site was designed with pausing points — three jetties and a main dike — to trap sediment and provide a nearby spoil area so future cleanouts can be done locally, Schuckman said. He characterized the plan as a revolving arrangement that will likely require excavation about every three years.
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