The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Ohio-Erie Canal Aquatic Nuisance Species project in Akron, Ohio will prevent nuisance species like Asian Carp being able to move from the Tuscarawas River Watershed into the Cuyahoga River Watershed via the Ohio-Erie Canal. A barrier wall was formed on November 6, 2019 on the Tuscarawas Canal side of the divide between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas watersheds.
Ohio-Erie Canal project combats threats on the Great Lakes
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Ohio-Erie Canal Aquatic Nuisance Species project in Akron, Ohio will prevent nuisance species like Asian Carp being able to move from the Tuscarawas River Watershed into the Cuyahoga River Watershed via the Ohio-Erie Canal. A barrier wall was formed on November 6, 2019 on the Tuscarawas Canal side of the divide between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas watersheds.