Project Report Archive

The results of the Big Creek Research and Extension Team’s monitoring of the soil and water resources of the Big Creek Watershed, within the Buffalo River Watershed, are summarized in the following archived reports. These archived reports, published between 2013 and 2019, are presented for future reference and research into the Big Creek Project.

2019 Final Report

Full report
Big Creek Water Quality-Final Report (Excel)

Report by chapters:
Introduction (Outline, Executive Summary, Plan of Work, etc.)
Karst Geology and the Big Creek Watershed
Composition of Manure Holding Pond Slurry
Effect of Slurry and Field Management on Soil Nutrients
Surface Runoff from Application Fields and Relationship to Field Management
Nutrient and Bacteria Trends in Trench, Well, Ephemeral Stream, and Left Fork Water
Nutrient Loads in Big Creek up & down of C&H 12-31-19 Revised
Trends in Water Quality in Big Creek Up- And Downstream of the C&H Farm
Nutrient Concentrations in Big Creek Correlate to Regional Watershed Land Use
Conclusions

Final Report Appendices

Full appendix
Appendices by topic:
Appendix A – Memoranda of Agreement
Appendix B – NRCS Soil Mapping Unit descriptions
Appendix C – Ground penetrating radar 
Appendix D – Grid soil sampling-Melich 3 elements
Appendix E – Spatial distribution of Melich 3 elements 
Appendix F – P Sorption saturation data
Appendix G – Piezometers
Appendix H.1 – Water chemistry, Sept. 2013 to July 2014 (No file)
Appendix H.2 – Water chemistry, Aug. 2014 to June 2019 
Appendix I – Big Creek dissolved oxygen
Appendix J – Manure treatment
Appendix K – Electrical resistitivity survey fields and Halihan-OSU
Appendix L – Publications using BRET data 

Quarterly Reports:

April-June 2019
January- March 2019 
October – December 2018 
July-September 2018
April-June 2018
January – March 2018
October – December 2017 
July-September 2017
April-June 2017
January-March 2017
October – December 2016
July-September 2016
April-June 2016
January-March 2016
October-December 2015
July – September 2015
April – June 2015
January – March 2015
October – December 2014 
July – September 2014
April – June 2014
January – March 2014
October – December 2013

General Reports:

Buffalo River Final Review
Buffalo River Final Review Response
Response to Expert Review
Review Panel Report
Questions and Answers
Surface Runoff Report
Big Creek Dissolved Oxygen
Electrical Resistivity Imaging

Archived Presentations

Big Creek Research and Extension Team: Final Report
Arkansas House and Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on June 6, 2020

The Big Creek Research and Extension Team: The Science
Sustainable Management of Nutrients on the C&H Farm in Big Creek Watershed
Rotary Club Meeting, October 2013

The Big Creek Research and Extension Team
Sustainable Management of Nutrients on the C&H Farm in Big Creek Watershed
Arkansas Water Resource Center Conference presentation, July 2014

Big Creek Extension Team
Sustainable Management of Nutrients on the C&H Farm in Big Creek Watershed
Legislator presentation, August 2014

Arkansas Farm Bureau Video
The Big Creek Research and Extension Team’s study assessing the effects of a Newton County swine operation on the Buffalo River is nearing the end of its first year and so far has revealed no impact to the watershed. T

Big Creek Research & Extension Project: One Year On
The Big Creek Research and Extension Team’s study has reached its one-year milestone.
Rotary Club meeting, April 2014.

Pollution Control & Ecology Commission Meeting
ADEQ Headquarters, North Little Rock, June 24, 2016.