page_title: Sager Creek
section_title: Restoration
hierarchical_section_title: Sager Creek / Restoration
caption_attribution_description: English: This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 87002383 More images W. University &amp; Mt. Olive ca. 1890 city park
context_page_description: Sager Creek is a 13.4-mile-long creek which runs through downtown Siloam Springs, Arkansas, in the United States. It is a tributary of Flint Creek, which flows to the Illinois River, which in turn flows to the Arkansas River and thus is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Sager Creek is named after the man largely thought to be the founder of Siloam Springs, Simon Sager.
context_section_description: Siloam Springs has recently undertaken restoration efforts on Sager Creek. Phase one improvements were approved by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) in 2008 and included removing a dam and installing boulder revetments, step pools and riffles along the creek. Phase two sought to address algae that grew in the creek during the summer, causing aesthetic and odor issues. It also tried to restore original hydrology, geomorphology and water quality. Jointly funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Arkansas Natural Resource Commission and the City of Siloam Springs, the project included channel redesign, stream bank stabilization and planting riparian buffers. Boulder steps and sloped vegetated buffers have allowed public access to the creek, which was not possible with the previous stream configuration.
caption: Restored portion of Sager Creek
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