Salamonie River Watershed
Incentive Program
The Salamonie River Watershed is an eight digit (05120102) hydrologic unit code (HUC) area that covers just over 352,900 acres. It covers six different Indiana counties and is subdivided into 23 sub-basins. The Salamonie River originates near the Indiana-Ohio border in Jay County, Indiana and flows to the northwest for approximately 60 miles before discharging into the Wabash River upstream from the town of Wabash, Indiana. The Salamonie River is a tributary to the Wabash River system, and Mississippi River Basin which contributes to the hypoxia zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
Nutrients and sediments from run-off have been identified as a source of concern in the Salamonie River Watershed. Sediment plumes such as Blue-green Algae are a major concern in the Salamonie Reservoir that can affect the quality of the water.
Due to the Salamonie Watershed not being a targeted watershed that is eligible for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) or the Mississippi River Basin Initiative (MRBI), the Blackford, Huntington, Jay and Wells County Soil and Water Conservation Districts secured a Clean Water Indiana Grant for installation of conservation practices in the Salamonie River Watershed.
Landowners that have land that is not eligible for CRP will be offered the following incentive payments to install conservation practices:
$200.00/acre incentive for:
CP3A - Hardwood Tree Plantings
CP22 - Riparian Buffers
CP31 - Bottomland Timber Plantings
$100.00/acre incentive for:
CP2 - Native Grass Plantings
CP4D - Wildlife Habitat Plantings (Warm season grasses and shrubs)
CP21 - Filter Strips (practice 327 Conservation Cover- Minimum 20 ft. wide, m maximum 120 ft. wide.)
The total incentive payment that a landowner could receive is limited to $1,000 per landowner.
Contact the Huntington County SWCD office at 260-356-6816 ext. 3, if interested in participating in this incentive program.
Salamonie River Watershed Map
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