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Lake Tecumseh weir project to affect some residents
Posted on June 23, 2010, under Announcements, City of Virginia Beach News.
Lake Tecumseh is a shallow 261 acre lake located next to the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Lake Tecumseh is a leading source of suspended sediment to Back Bay, a nationally significant estuary. Suspended sediments negatively affect submerged aquatic vegetation, foul fish gills, and degrade waterfowl habitat. Studies continue to assess the impact weirs, low dams to raise river or stream levels or divert flow, would have on flooding, water quality, fish, and wildlife. Construction of the weirs and boat portage will take 8-10 weeks to complete and is scheduled to begin mid-August of 2010.
For more information about the project, please see General Info regarding Lago Mar Right of Way (ROW). More extensive information is available from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services. A map of Lake Tecumseh is available by clicking here.
