Entergy: A Friend to Arkansas Fish

Entergy has certain responsibilities that go along with controlling the waters of Lakes Hamilton and Catherine, but the hydro operations group has typically gone well above and beyond what's required. Working with the Game & Fish Commission's fish habitat programs is one of several ways Entergy serves as a good steward of Arkansas' natural resources.

• We donated the land years ago for the Andrew Hulsey Fish Hatchery on Lake Hamilton
• We coordinate the release of water below Carpenter Dam to facilitate the AGFC's fish population monitoring activities
• We control water levels in both lakes to facilitate fish reproduction during the spring spawning period.
• We commit to a continuous flow of water from Remmel Dam to improve the fish habitat in the Ouachita River
• We are altering the Remmel Dam water intakes to draw water from closer to the surface where it is warmer. This is to increase downstream water temperatures to improve fish habitat in the Ouachita River
• We limit lake bottom dredging to protect fish spawning habitat