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1 UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION FEASIBILITY REPORT WITH INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BEAVER ISLAND HABITAT REHABILITATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT POOL 14, UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER MILES CLINTON COUNTY, IOWA APPENDIX L LITERATURE CITED

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3 UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION FEASIBILITY REPORT WITH INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BEAVER ISLAND HABITAT REHABILITATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT POOL 14, UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER MILES CLINTON COUNTY, IOWA APPENDIX L LITERATURE CITED Aspelmeier, Bill Pool 14 Sedimentation Study: Bodensteiner, L. R., and W. M. Lewis Role of temperature, dissolved oxygen, and backwaters in the winter survival of freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) in the Mississippi River. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 49: Downstream drift of fishes in the Upper Mississippi River during winter. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 9: DeHaan, H.C., N.M McVay, C.H. Theiling and R.S. Soileau Environmental Objectives Planning Workshops Interim Report, Upper Mississippi River Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study, ENV Report 50. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Rock Island, IL. 881 pp. Eckblad, J. W., N. L. Petersen, K. Ostlic, and A. Tempte The morphometry, benthos, and sedimentation rates of a floodplain lake in Pool 9 of the Upper Mississippi River. American Midlands Naturalist 97: Fischenich, C. (2001). Stability Thresholds for Stream Restoration Materials, EMRRP Technical Notes Collection (ERDC TNEMRRP-SR-29), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. Guyon, L.C., Deutsch, J. Lundh, and R. Urich Upper Mississippi River Systemic Forest Stewardship Plan. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 124 pp. Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 75.5(2), Floodway development and uses. Iowa Climate Change Impacts Committee, Climate Change Impacts on Iowa, 2010, Report to the Governor and the Iowa General Assembly, January L-1

4 Beaver Island Upper Mississippi River Restoration Feasibility Study Report Appendix L Literature Cited Knutson, M.G., J.P. Hoover and E.E. Klaas The importance of floodplain forests in the conservation and management of Neotropical migratory birds in the Midwest. In: Thompson, F.R. III, ed. Management of Midwestern landscapes for the conservation of Neotropical migratory birds, Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-187. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. St. Paul, MN. 207 pp. Korschgen, C. E., G. E. Jackson, L. F. Muessig, & D. C. Southworth Sedimentation in Lake Onalaska, Navigation Pool 7, Upper Mississippi River, since impoundment. Water Resources Bulletin 23: Lubinski, K. and C. Theiling, eds Ecological status and trends of the Upper Mississippi River System, 1998: A report of the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program. U.S. Geological Survey, La Crosse, WI. 236 pp. Maynord, S.T., M.T. Hebler and S.F. Knight. User s Manual for CHANLPRO, PC Program for Channel Protection Design, Technical Report CHL-98-20, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, July McHenry J. R., J. C. Ritchie, C. M. Cooper, & J. Verdon Recent rates of sedimentation in the Mississippi River. Pages in J. G. Wiener, R. V. Anderson, and D. R. McConville, editors. Contaminants in the Upper Mississippi River. Butterworth Publishers, Stoneham, MA. Morales, Y., L.J. Weber, A.E. Mynett and T.J. Newton. Effects of substrate and hydrodynamic conditions on the formation of mussel beds in a large river. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 2006, 25(3): Orth, K.D Cost effectiveness analysis for environmental planning: Nine EASY steps. Water Resources Support Center, Arlington, VA. Palesh, G. and D. Anderson Modification of the habitat suitability index model for the bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) for winter conditions for Upper Mississippi River backwater habitats. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, St. Paul, MN. 8pp. Pitlo, J. Jr Study No. 1. An evaluation of largemouth bass populations in the Upper Mississippi River. Federal Aid to Fish Restoration Completion Report: Mississippi River Investigations Project No. F-109-R. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. pp Rogala, J. R. & P. J. Boma Rates of sedimentation along selected backwater transects in Pools 4, 8, and 13 of the Upper Mississippi River. U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Management Technical Center, Onalaska, WI, October LTRMP 96-T pp. (NTIS-#PB ). Rogala, J. R., W. F. James, & H. L. Eakin Rates of net fine sediment accumulation in selected backwaters of Pool 8, Upper Mississippi River. Interim report for the Upper Mississippi River Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, October pp. L-2

5 Beaver Island Upper Mississippi River Restoration Feasibility Study Report Appendix L Literature Cited Sheehan, R. J., P. S. Willis, M. A. Schmidt, and J. M. Hennessy. 2000a. Determination of the fate of fish displaced from low-velocity habitats at low temperatures. Report prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers UMR-IWW System Navigation Study. Environmental Report ENV b. Determination of the tolerance of fish in low-velocity habitats to hydraulic disturbance at low temperatures. Environmental Report ENV 33. Report prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers UMR-IWW System Navigation Study. Statzner, Bernhard, James A. Gore and Vincent H. Resh. Hydraulic stream ecology: observed patterns and potential applications. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 1988, 7(4): Stuber, R. J., G. Gebhart, and O.E. Maughan Habitat suitability models: Bluegill. U.S.D.I. Fish and Wildlife Service. FWS/OBS-82/ pp. UMRR-Design Handbook Urich, R., G. Swenson and E. Nelson Upper Mississippi and Illinois River Floodplain Forests, Desired Future and Recommended Actions. Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee, Rock Island, IL. 35pp. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Land Use Allocation Plan, Nine-foot Channel Navigation Project, Mississippi River Pools U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Rock Island, IL Natural Resource Management of the Mississippi River Project, Operation and Management Plan. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Rock Island, IL Upper Mississippi River System Habitat Needs Assessment Technical Report. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, St. Louis, MO. 248pp Upper Mississippi River System Flow Frequency Study, Final Report, FlowFrequencyStudy.aspx Upper Mississippi River System Ecosystem Restoration Objectives U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Rock Island, IL. 87pp Hydrologic Engineering Center Ecosystem Functions Model, Quick Start Guide, Version Quick_Start_Guide.pdf U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Engineering and Construction Bulletin : Guidance for Incorporating Climate Change Impacts to Inland Hydrology in Civil Works Studies, Designs and Projects. L-3

6 Beaver Island Upper Mississippi River Restoration Feasibility Study Report Appendix L Literature Cited Recent US Climate Change and Hydrology Literature Applicable to US Army Corps of Engineers Missions Water Resources Region 07, Upper Mississippi. Civil Works Technical Report, CWTS , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC, June U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Adaptive Hydraulics (AdH) Version 4.5 Users Manual. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Refuge Master Plan, Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Twin Cities, MN. U.S. Geological Survey, Water-resources data for the United States, Water Year 2013: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report WDR-US-2013, site pdf U. S. Water Resources Council Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and related land resources implementation studies. U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. WEST Consultants, Inc Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway Navigation Feasibility Study Cumulative Effects Study, Volumes 1-2. Prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Rock Island, IL. Zigler, Steven J., Teresa J. Newton, Jeffrey J. Steuer, Michelle R. Bartsch and Jennifer S. Sauer. Importance of physical and hydraulic characteristics to unionid mussels: a retrospective analysis in a reach of large river. Hydrobiologia, 2008, 598(1): L-4

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