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WRDA > WRDA 2000 Programmatic Authority Projects > Lake Trafford
WRDA 2000 Programmatic Authority Project:
Lake Trafford Restoration
(source: Final Feasibility Report and PEIS, April 1999, Section 9.1.9.3, page 9-27)
This feature includes a lake-wide organic sediment removal to Lake Trafford near Ft. Myers, Florida. Lake Trafford has poor water quality, extensive muck accumulations, loss of native submergent plant communities, periodic aquatic weed infestations, and numerous moderate fish kills. Poor water quality is attributed to internal nutrient cycling from extensive organic much deposits throughout the Lake’s basin.
The purpose of this feature is to preserve the headwaters of the Corkscrew Swamp and Camp Keais Strand. The water quality of the Lake affects these wetland resources that have been targeted for protection. These wetlands drain into important estuarine systems such as Estero Bay and Cape Ramono. Lake Trafford is an integral contributor to the sheet flow that traverses such areas as the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed and the Southern Golden Gates Estates area. The quality of the Lake and the associated watershed affects important wildlife species and offers a sanctuary for migrating birds. As the only major lake in southwest Florida, Lake Trafford provides a sanctuary during the dry season.
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