Pear River Navigation Canal Project Authorized by congress in 1935. Included channelization of the W. Pearl River, construction of 3 low head sills, an.

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Pear River Navigation Canal Project Authorized by congress in Included channelization of the W. Pearl River, construction of 3 low head sills, an approximately 20 mile parallel canal, and navigation 3 locks

Lock One River Mile 28.5

Lock One 65 Feet Wide X 310 Feet Long

Bogue Chitto Sill 250 Feet Long Pools Bluff Sill 350 Feet Long

Bogue Chitto River Sill

Pools Bluff Sill

Pearl River Navigation Canal Project Currently considered in caretaker status by USACE Has not been fully functional in over 30 years Last recorded barge movements in 1991

Aquatic Species Affected Eighteen species of migratory fish are affected Includes the federally listed threatened Gulf sturgeon Mature sturgeon migrate upstream to spawn

Alabama Shad

Threadfin Shad

Striped Bass

Alligator Gar

Limited Habitat Below the Sills Pearl River 10%. Over 250 miles of Pearl River unavailable Bogue Chitto River 3% Over 60 miles of Bogue Chitto River unavailable

Restricted Access Currently restricts access for boaters in the Pearl and Bogue Chitto Rivers

Sills are Hazardous to Boaters, Swimmers, and Shoreline Anglers 2 Fatalities at the Bogue Chitto Sill in 2011.

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