12/8/2015
Improvements to eastern Idaho pond enter final phase
BOISE
– The Idaho Transportation Department is completing the final phase of work at
a former gravel quarry called Dingle Pond.
Work
at the pond is designed to restore wildlife habitat, protect water quality
and provide better management of the pond, which was used by
the transportation department as a source for gravel.
Improvements being made to the area by the
transportation department will offset environmental impacts made to other areas
as a result of highway construction projects.
The project has involved modifying access at
Dingle Pond. Attemps have been made to reopen a road that was closed. The
transportation department is asking visitors and recreationists to refrain from
reopening roads that were closed. Access to the site may have to be restricted
if efforts continue to reopen closed roads.
The work is enhancing the site’s
value as wildlife habitat, as well as improving fishing and wildlife viewing
opportunities. Improvements include the creation of additional open water, the
acquisition of additional riverfront access, providing walking trails and a
fishing bridge. Future improvements will include a handicapped-accessible dock
provided by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Since the 1990s, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game has stocked the pond with fish.
Dingle Pond lies adjacent to the Bear River east of Dingle in Bear Lake County, Idaho. To determine if access to the pond is open or closed, please contact Adam Rush at adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov or at (208) 334-8119.