Arkansas River Corridor Master Plan

The effort to plan for appropriate development of the 42 mile Arkansas River corridor in Tulsa County is gaining momentum.

The Phase I and Phase II studies of the Arkansas River Corridor Master Plan were developed with extensive citizen and stakeholder input and have been adopted by the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, the Tulsa City Council and the Board of County Commissioners of Tulsa County as an element of the areas Comprehensive Plan.  The Phase I River Vision Plan captures the public’s desire for water in the river through additional low water dams, preservation of the natural beauty of the corridor with trails, parks and open space, and river oriented development at strategic locations.   The Phase II study provided a detailed evaluation of the proposed plan elements including prospective low-water dams. 

A Phase III study now underway includes an eco system restoration study in conjunction with planned low water dams, an environmental baseline and recommendations for the design and operation of the system of low water dams.

What’s New!

Ecosystem Restoration Study, Draft May 22, 2007

Vision for the Arkansas River Corridor at Tulsa - (Tennessee Valley Authority Report)

Tulsa Wave Whitewater Park – (McLauglin Whitewater Report)

                         Arkansas River Corridor Master Plan Brochure

Phase I:  Vision Plan

INCOG and Carter-Burgess completed the Phase I Arkansas River Vision Plan in July 2004.  This plan was reviewed and approved by the Advisory & Steering Committees on August 3, 2004 and subsequently approved by the INCOG Board of Directors, TMAPC, Tulsa City Council, and the Tulsa County Commission as part of the comprehensive plan.  The report and graphics are available below in PDF format. 

Phase 1 Vision Plan Report  (24.1 MB)

Vision Plan Graphic - *Arkansas River Upper Reach (956 KB)

Vision Plan Graphic - *Arkansas River Middle Reach (1.03 MB)

Vision Plan Graphic - *Arkansas River Lower Reach (912 KB)

*Revised September 2005 based on the final Phase II Master Plan

You will need to have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If you do not, you can download it for FREE Here.

Carter-Burgess received an Honor Award from the Texas Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for their work on the Arkansas River Corridor.  (More Details)

Phase II:  Master Plan

The Master Plan Volume 1 may be viewed for your convenience in the following three PDF files.  Once you have opened the PDF, we recommend using the Bookmarks tab on the left side of the page for navigation.  Sections 1-8.0 and 8.1-8.11 are large files and may take some time to download.

Sections 1 - 8.0

    Introduction

    Description of Study Area

    Study Methodology

    Study Area Conditions

    Habitat Assessment/Ecosystem Restoration

    Technical Evaluation of Low Water Dams

    Opportunities and Constraints

Sections 8.1 - 8.11

    Sand Springs Low Water Dam

    Creek Turnpike Low Water Dam

    Sand Springs Riverfront Conceptual Plan

    Zink Lake Riverfront

    Crow Creek Corridor

    71st Street Riverfront

    Jenks/South Tulsa Riverfront

    Bixby Riverfront

    Broken Arrow Riverfront

    Ecosystem Restoration Plan

    Floodplain Management Conceptual Plan

Sections 9.0 - 13.0

    Public Involvement

    Funding Mechanisms and Budget Projections

    Conclusions and Recommendations

    Glossary

    References

Volume 2 Appendices:

    Appendix A (PDF, 3.9 MB)

    Appendix B (PDF, 7.2 MB)

    Appendix C (PDF, 1.0 MB)

    Appendix D (PDF, 0.5 MB)

    Appendix E (PDF, 8.0 MB)

    Appendix F (PDF, 7.3 MB)

    Appendix F-Map (PDF, 3.5 MB)

    Appendix G (PDF, 3.2 MB)

    Appendix H (PDF, 0.6 MB)

    Appendix I (PDF, 1.5 MB)

    Appendix J (PDF, 0.4 MB)

    Appendix K (PDF, 1.8 MB)

    Appendix L (PDF, 4.5 MB)

This PDF summarizes the presentation given during the July 2005 public meetings.

Arkansas River Corridor Powerpoint Phase II (5.88 MB PDF)

Conceptual Plan Graphics (PDF):

Proposed Tier 1 Low Water Dam Locations (PDF)

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