Southwest Region
Includes 4 states with:
114,827 inventoried dams, including:
- 251 that have been reconned for social feasibility of removal
- 69 that have been removed or mitigated, gaining 2,789 miles of reconnected rivers and streams
947,798 or more potential road-related aquatic barriers, including:
- 1,493 that have been assessed for impacts to aquatic organisms
- 871 that are likely to impact aquatic organisms
- 30 that have been removed or mitigated, gaining 4,259 miles of reconnected rivers and streams
Progress toward restoring aquatic connectivity:
Statistics by state:
| Inventoried dams | Reconned dams | Assessed road-related barriers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2,964 | 37 | 70 | ||
| New Mexico | 8,882 | 139 | 41 | ||
| Oklahoma | 32,261 | 19 | 791 | ||
| Texas | 70,720 | 56 | 591 | ||
| Total | 114,827 | 251 | 1,493 |
2,484 inventoried dams and 192 assessed road-related barriers were not analyzed because they could not be correctly located on the aquatic network or were otherwise excluded from the analysis. You can optionally include these in your download.
Note: These statistics are based on inventoried dams and road-related barriers. Because the inventory is incomplete in many areas, areas with a high number of dams may simply represent areas that have a more complete inventory.
You can help!
You can help improve the inventory You can help improve the inventory by sharing data, assisting with field reconnaissance to evaluate the impact of aquatic barriers, or even by reporting issues with the inventory data in this tool.
Contact us to learn more about how you can help improve aquatic connectivity in the Southwest region.