Middle Brazos River mussel survey

Project Description

Survey mussels in the middle Brazos River, downstream from Possum Kingdom Reservoir. Recent collection of a freshly dead Texas fawnsfoot suggest this river may support an important population of that, and other, species of imperiled freshwater mussel.

Conservation Area

Brazos

NFCA Objectives

Project Hierarchy: 1
Estimated Cost Range: ~$50,000 - $100,000
Project Submitted By: Gene Wilde
Suggested Contact: Gene Wilde, Allison Pease

Document the size and status of the imperiled Texas fawnsfoot and other freshwater mussels in the middle Brazos River

Texas Tech University, Texas A&M University, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Brazos River Authority

SWG, Section 6, GPLCC, SARP, USFWS, TPWD, BRA

Project Status

  • Suggested
  • Ongoing
  • Completed

Project Location

Brazos River between Possum Kingdom Reservoir and Lake Whitney