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Coimiyrehenis.'vePlam CO2mitai MamaigemienitElemeoll <br />today) is on hlabilat maniiplulaticm. The goal of hlabitat madTulatican is tca open masashl hlab,ilats by <br />cahanneling mosqulitca-bru ading clefIreassions to tideawalers art ponds. <br />Within Indian Rivter County, thea Inc ian Riven Mcasqulitca Conitrol Disatrlcat (IRMICII) is rtesplor.is�ible for <br />mnnag ng over) Rl mcasquito imploundmearit:i, totaling omm 2,657 acreas. While 11,118 acreas area held in <br />public owneiLhipl, 1,1119 acreas area plrivatelyl ownead. Although the majority of the impcaundmearit areas <br />(2,226 aacrus) ane conned ad tca thea Indiana Riven I agoon (HUI) via 126 culveartsi, 4211 acreas, inclulding <br />aplpltoxim atclyl 2I(1 aeras that remain permaneratlYl f. cacadad, are not connected to the IRL. <br />• Open water <br />Ocean caxcahlange, rainfall, stcartrlwalerarurioffland cavaaploratilon all) catnatrlbulte tca thea fluadating salinity <br />1 evel s in thea IRL. G enteral lyb salinity leviel s rar, gca from 4.(1 lo 4(1.0 plaits pled thousand (pp ll) and <br />avtetlage 26.5 plpl thrloughoul thea County. With waiter templcnlatures ranging from 9(1°F to SI(ff, thca <br />shallow walersi ofIthe IRL raspand quickly to amb:icnt air terrplcntaturte and fluctuate nearly) to lhlci <br />slamie c ciV ee. <br />Wh l ca thle avieragca wal cnt deplthl in thle IRL :i s applroxima 1 elyl 3 to 5 f✓raet, thle depth of thle ICW C Ihlanncil <br />rangcis from 1CI to 12 fciet -with localizead arcaas as deeapl as 15 Riat. W:ilhin tHo IRIL, the oplari waiter <br />acamplcancant caoris:ists oflfbur communities: expcased sand,4161 bcattoms, dritft algae, scugrass mlcaadows <br />and spalil isaands. <br />Exploscad Mand-Shlel]I Botham <br />Tlhle exploscad sand shall bottom forms the most axtensivie arcaa in thle IRL. Withlin thlal system, <br />substrtale filrmuciss slabihilNI and thle plartccandages of silt, sand and shell material ane extremely <br />variable. Althlough lac:Mvig rooted plants, axposcad sand-•shleal bottoms of can. supplort are aagal <br />cammunity atl achled to shol1, rock or other firm sur faccas. High ty splcactiesi oflattacahled a;lgaae hlave bcaemi <br />idcantificid in the IRIJ. <br />'Ma wildlife in thlca IRLI varitcasi in spleciasi ccamplcasilion aanid abundancae, duperiding ori bcatiom canlcaurs <br />arid substtatca ahaaractcarislics. Bacause of thle lack caflplrcalaclive cavcr and scarcityof firm surfaccas fort <br />aatllachmenl, burrowing forms ofl.lifd predamiriate in exposed sand-shleal bottom areas. <br />Where thle sHoll ctcampcaneni isi dominar,t, oy{ dent bcic s aarte cixplcased sand-shlal;l hlabitaatsa. Attaching Ica <br />dead shlelhi on salonyl oultcroplplings, oyster caommulnities are scalf perpetdating canca estab]lishcid. As <br />new bnoods settl a can shell caasings, llhcryl ctor.ttinnalallyl rcrtaw thle community,. Generallyk Cyptcar <br />dominated bottoms provide atiachmanatt sates and plral cictiva comer fort a large number of inviertebralesi <br />and smala cryptica fishl. <br />Cammunit3l Development Mpantment Inelftin Riven Counityl I <br />