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The study will review the completed project, will focus on flow releases from the project and will use a comprehensive watershed approach to consider opportunities to restore habitat for the native, Federally listed endangered Roanoke logperch; non-native brown trout sport fishery; and native fish and invertebrates and to balance project resources for flood damage reduction, hydropower production, water supply storage, recreation, downstream fish and wildlife flows and other purposes. The study will consider the effects of present operations of the Philpott Lake project on the natural resources and the effects of potential changes in operation of and releases from Philpott Dam on the lake and downstream waters. Restoration of habitat of the federally listed endangered Roanoke log perch, which exists on project lands and upstream and downstream of the project, will be considered in accordance with the Endangered Species Act. The brown trout fishery is operating well below its maximum potential and invertebrate surveys indicate impairment in the Smith River below Philpott Lake. Water quality issues in the watershed and their effects on habitat are of chief concern, along with the need to address the potential for flood damages along Smith River. Authorized under Section 216 of Public Law 91-611 |
Philpott Lake was authorized in 1944 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed construction in 1953. This project impounded 16 miles of the Smith River. Philpott Lake and Smith River are significant natural resources for public use and enjoyment and are significant in the regional economy. The dam is operated for peaking hydropower using deep-water (hypolimnetic) releases. The highest flow is peak generation flow, which occurs daily. Between the generation releases, the stream is shallow and slow moving. The regulated releases significantly affect the temperature and flow regimes of the Smith River.