Missouri and Mississippi River Flooding 2011: Impacts of Historic Flows on Big River Systems

Thursday, August 23, 2012: 8:00 AM-5:15 PM
Ballroom H (RiverCentre)
The Missouri and Mississippi  River ecosystems have been leveed and dammed to control flooding and facilitate the transportation of goods.  While generally successful in keeping floods at bay, these anthropogenic river training structures permanently altered the ecosystems of these two large rivers by disconnecting them from their associated floodplains.  During 2011, excessive spring runoff caused by snow melt and high rainfall events overwhelmed the capacity of these structures, creating calamitous floods.   Although catastrophic for the people and communities located along the rivers, the flood of 2011 provided scientists an opportunity to investigate the function of floods on large river biota.  Missouri and Mississippi river basin states employed varying strategies to monitor flood impacts on aquatics resources.  Specifically, scientists evaluated entrainment through the mainstem dams, immigration and emigration from floodplain habitats, destruction and creation of habitats, productivity and endangered species throughout the high flow period.  This symposium will serve as a venue for those scientists to describe the direct effects of the flood, and to set the foundation for determining the long term effect the floods of 2011 had on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers’ ecosystems.
Organizers:
Wells Adams Jr. , Gerald E. Mestl , R. Scott Gangl and Quinton Phelps
Moderators:
Wells Adams Jr. , Gerald E. Mestl , R. Scott Gangl and Quinton Phelps
8:00 AM
Missouri and Mississippi River Flooding 2011: Introduction
Gerald E. Mestl, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

 
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Quantifying Flows Through the Fort Peck Dam Project Was Easy, What about the Fish? (Withdrawn)
8:45 AM
Pallid Sturgeon Use of the Missouri River Downstream of Fort Peck Dam in 2011
David B. Fuller, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

9:00 AM
The Missouri River Flood of 2011: A North Dakota Perspective
Dave Fryda, North Dakota Game and Fish Department; Fred Ryckman, North Dakota Game and Fish Department; Paul Bailey, North Dakota Game and Fish Department; R. Scott Gangl, North Dakota Game and Fish Department

9:15 AM
Entrainment of Rainbow Smelt Through Oahe Dam: The Flood of 2011
Mark Fincel, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks; Chris Longhenry, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks; Kris Edwards, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks; Brian D.S. Graeb, South Dakota State University; Robert Hanten, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks

9:30 AM
Temperature Effects on Gizzard Shad Production in Two Missouri River Reservoirs: Another Result of the 2011 Flood
Chris Longhenry, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks; Mark Fincel, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks; Melissa Wuellner, South Dakota State University

9:45 AM
Thursday AM Break


10:15 AM
The Influence of Record Discharge on the Small-Bodied Fish Community in a Portion of the Missouri River
Robert A. Klumb, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Daniel A. James, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Dane A. Shuman, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Kristen L. Grohs, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

10:30 AM
Movement Patterns of Age-1 and Age-7 Pallid Sturgeon During Record Discharges within the Missouri River
Dane Shuman, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Robert A. Klumb, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Daniel A. James, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

10:45 AM
Floodplain Use by Fish During the 2011 Missouri River Flood
Kirk Steffensen, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; Gerald E. Mestl, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; Brandon Eder, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; Thad Huenemann, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; Dane Pauley, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; Josh Willhelm, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

11:00 AM
A Survey of Floodplain Habitat Use by Missouri River Fishes
Nick Hogberg, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Mark A. Pegg, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

11:15 AM
Post Flood Rotenone Sampling of Isolated Pools on the Floodplain of Upper Channelized Missouri River
Van Sterner, Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Daniel Vogeler, Iowa Department of Natural Resources

11:30 AM
Just Go with the Flow: Documenting Sturgeon Use of the Lower Missouri River Floodplain
Jusitn Haas, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; Michael W. Archer, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; Brandon Eder, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; Ryan Ruskamp, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; Dave Adams, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; Gerald E. Mestl, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; Aaron J. DeLonay, U.S. Geological Survey

11:45 AM
Effects of Missouri River Floodplain Inundation on Recruitment and Size Structure of Native Fishes
Kyle Winders, Missouri Department of Conservation; Marcus Miller, United States Army Corp of Engineers

12:00 PM
Thursday Lunch


1:15 PM
Influence of Flow Regime on Condition of Blue Suckers in the Lower Missouri River
Hilary A. Meyer, United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Clayton J. Ridenour, USFWS Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office; Tracy D. Hill, USFWS Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office

1:45 PM
Comparisons of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Communities in Lower Missouri River Mainstem and Floodplain Sites in 2011
Andrew Dzialowski, Oklahoma State University; Todd Gemeinhardt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ; Joseph Bonneau, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

2:00 PM
Assessment of Floodplain Benthic Invertebrates and Invertivores on the Missouri River
Nathan Gosch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Marcus Miller, United States Army Corp of Engineers

2:15 PM
Effects of Flood Flows on Habitat Use by Benthic Missouri River Fishes: Toward Improving Capacity for Recovery
Clayton J. Ridenour, USFWS Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office; Wyatt Doyle, USFWS Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office; Adam J. McDaniel, USFWS Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office; Hilary A. Meyer, United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Tracy D. Hill, USFWS Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office

2:30 PM
Fish Habitat Use in the New Madrid Floodway
Quinton Phelps, Missouri Department of Conservation; David Herzog, Missouri Department of Conservation

2:45 PM
Entrainment of Pallid Sturgeon Through Floodways During the 2011 Mississippi River Flood
Jack Killgore, U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; William T. Slack, US Army ERDC; Steven George, ERDC-EL; Jan Jeffrey Hoover, U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

3:00 PM
Thursday PM Break


3:30 PM
Ecosystem Response to Bird's Point Levee Breach
James E. Garvey, Southern Illinois University; Quinton Phelps, Missouri Department of Conservation; Matt Whiles, Southern Illinois University; Heidi Rantala, Southern Illinois University

3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Discussion


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