Obed Wild and Scenic River - Explore Nature - National Park Service

Contents (cont.)
Specific Water Resources Issues 85
Project Statements 89
Project Statements OBRI-N-201 to OBRI-N-222 101
168
Literature Cited 169
Appendices 175
Appendix A.
Federal Laws, Regulations and Executive Orders Pertinent to Management of NPS Water
Resources and Watershed Affecting the Obed WSR Park 176
Appendix B.
List of Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species Occurring in the Obed WSR 184
Appendix C
State of Tennessee Laws, Programs, and Regulations Pertinent to Management of NPS
Water Resources and Watersheds Affecting the Obed WSR 186
Appendix D.
Obed WSR Wetlands Inventory 192
Appendix E.
Fish Species Collected from the Obed/Emory Rivers by fl/A’s Watts Bar, Fort Loudoun
and Melton Hill River Action Team in 1996 193
Appendix F.
Results of Benthic EPT Sampling 194
Appendix G.
Contact List in Preparation of this Document 196
Figure Captions:
Figure 1. Location of the Obed Wild and Scenic River National Park Service Unit
Within the State of Tennessee and the Southeastern United States
(Adapted from NPS 1995) 2
Figure 2. The Water Resources Planning Process 4
Figure 3. Obed WSR Adjacent Land Uses 23
Figure 4. Physiographic Location of the Obed River Watershed 31
Figure 5. Conceptual Section Through Cumberland Plateau Showing Potential
Avenues of Water Movement 35
Figure 6. Mean Monthly Rainfall 38
Figure 7. Difference in Average Flows for the Emory River at Oakdale, 38
Tennessee
Figure 8. Percent of Time Exceeded, Emory River at Oakdale 40