Connestee Falls
Natural Resources Stewardship Committee
Protecting Water Resources
Lake Management Study
In 2024, the NRSC partnered with the CF Fishing Club to create a Lake Management subcommittee, tasked with ensuring the quality of water in our lakes and streams for recreational use and wildlife habitat. The subcommittee commissioned Dr. Troy Farmer, Associate Professor of Fisheries Ecology in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University, as the lead scientist for the Lake Management Study, beginning in May 2025.
The study is a two and a half year project that will provide:
• a comprehensive watershed survey, addressing run-off, sediments, nutrients, submerged habitats, seasonal water quality, best water release strategies, invasive land and lake species, including parrot feather
• fishery surveys, including fish species composition, predator to prey analyses, and largemouth bass modeling
• a lake management plan with recommendations on how Connestee Falls should manage our lakes and streams for recreational use and long-term sustainability
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(View the Lake Management Study presentation on YouTube)
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