Salt Cedar Management Program
Objectives:
• To increase flow in the Canadian River and its' tributaries within the Lake Meredith watershed
• To increase water quality in the Canadian River
• Create better habitat for the Federally listed Arkansas River Shiner
Results of Aerial Application - Summer 2004
• One large salt cedar can use up to 200 gallons of water per day
• One acre of salt cedar can use up to 3 to 7 acre feet of water per year
• There are approximately 2000 acres of salt cedar on the Canadian River in New Mexico below Ute Dam
• That is approximately 6,000 to 14,000 acre feet of water used by salt cedar per year
• CRMWA treated 760 acres on the Canadian River and Revuelto Creek and an additional 90 acres on two other tributaries in New Mexico
How are we going to monitor the project?
• Continue conducting flow measurements
• Installing shallow monitoring wells
• Establishing vegetation monitoring sites
• Chemical analysis of the water in the River
Aerial treatment by helicopter
Ground treatment by hand sprayer
| Year | Acres Treated | Cost |
| 2004 | 850 | $161,944 |
| 2005 | 3,013 | $682,771 |
| 2006 | 2,602 | $452,353 |
| 2007 | 2,758 | $452,885 |
| 2008 | 5,378 | $806,617 |
| 2009 | To Be Determined | $500,000 |
Objectives:
• To increase flow in the Canadian River and its' tributaries within the Lake Meredith watershed
• To increase water quality in the Canadian River
• Create better habitat for the Federally listed Arkansas River Shiner
Results of Aerial Application - Summer 2004
• One large salt cedar can use up to 200 gallons of water per day
• One acre of salt cedar can use up to 3 to 7 acre feet of water per year
• There are approximately 2000 acres of salt cedar on the Canadian River in New Mexico below Ute Dam
• That is approximately 6,000 to 14,000 acre feet of water used by salt cedar per year
• CRMWA treated 760 acres on the Canadian River and Revuelto Creek and an additional 90 acres on two other tributaries in New Mexico
How are we going to monitor the project?
• Continue conducting flow measurements
• Installing shallow monitoring wells
• Establishing vegetation monitoring sites
• Chemical analysis of the water in the River
Aerial treatment by helicopter
Ground treatment by hand sprayer
Canadian River at Logan looking upstream - Before treatment
Canadian River at Logan looking upstream - After treatment
| Lake Meredith | |
| Current Depth (11-20-2008) |
53.48 feet |
| Current Volume (11-20-2008) |
103,600 acre feet |
| Record High (April 1973) | 101.85 feet |
| Record Low (July 8, 2008) | 45.25 feet |
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USGS Real-Time Lake Elevation (subtract 2813 feet from above link for lake depth) |
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| Canadian River | |
| USGS Gauging Station North of Amarillo at US 287 | |
| NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service at US 287 | |