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Tibbee Creek Watershed Conservation Security Program (CSP)

 Description

The Tibbee Creek Watershed (HUC 03160104) has been chosen as a CSP priority watershed for 2006. The Tibbee Creek Watershed covers approximately 714,195 acres in Northeast Mississippi. Eighty five percent of the Tibbee Creek Watershed is in Chickasaw, Clay and Oktibbeha counties.

The watershed area encompasses portions of seven counties in Mississippi: Chickasaw, Clay, Lowndes, Monroe, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, and Webster.

The watershed includes 847 miles of major rivers and streams and 440 miles of 303d (DEQ Water Quality Limited) streams. Resource areas include the Southern Hilly Coastal Plain, Burrstone/Lime Hills, Blackland Prairie and Flatwoods/Blackland Prairie Margins.

Major land uses include forest, grass seed pastures, hayland and cropland.  There are an estimated 1,331 farms in the watershed and an estimated 273,760 acres in farms (minus CRP).

Land Use/Cover
Cover/Use Acres (in thousands)
Forest 294,300
Grass/Pasture/Hay 147,900
Cropland 107,200
Water/Wetlands/Developed/Barren 8,500
Urban 28,600
Other 129,900

General Information

Mississippi NRCS County Offices in Tibbee Creek Watershed

  • Chickasaw County, Phone: (662) 456-1499
  • Clay County, Phone: (662) 494-6344
  • Lowndes County, Phone: (601) 328-5921
  • Monroe County, Phone: (662) 369-0044
  • Oktibbeha County, Phone: (662) 320-4009
  • Pontotoc County, Phone: (662) 489-3563
  • Webster County, Phone: (662) 258-2357

Preliminary Checklist

If you answer yes to all of questions on this Preliminary Checklist, you may wish to contact your Local NRCS Service Center to find out what opportunities you may have in CSP.

These documents require Adobe Acrobat

To complete the Self-Assessment on-line, go to the National NRCS website
CSP Self-Assessment (will open in a new window)

Adobe Acrobat documentCSP 2006 Enrollment Categories-Criteria by Land Use and Category
Adobe Acrobat documentConservation Security Program Eligibility, Qualification, and Application Steps Fact Sheet
Adobe Acrobat documentFrequently Asked Questions about the CSP Water Quality Eligibility Tool
Adobe Acrobat documentCSP 2006 Water Quality Eligibility Criteria for Grazing Lands
Adobe Acrobat documentCSP 2006 Water Quality Eligibility Tool Instructions
Adobe Acrobat documentCSP 2006 Water Quality Eligibility Tool Instructions Hard Copy
Adobe Acrobat documentTibbee Creek Watershed 2006 CSP Cost List (Enhancements)  
Adobe Acrobat documentTibbee Creek Watershed 2006 CSP Cost List New Practices

CSP Energy Jobsheets

Adobe Acrobat documentEnergy Audits of Agricultural Operations E-01
Adobe Acrobat documentEnergy Enhancement Activities General Information
Adobe Acrobat documentEnergy Use Reduction E-07
Adobe Acrobat documentRecycle 100 Percent of On-Farm Lubricants E-02
Adobe Acrobat documentReduced Soil Tillage Intensity and Frequency E-03
Adobe Acrobat documentRenewable Energy Generation E-06
Adobe Acrobat documentRenewable Fuel E-05
Adobe Acrobat documentUse of Manure Legumes and Other Nutrient Sources E-04

Other CSP Jobsheets 

Adobe Acrobat documentGrazing Management
Adobe Acrobat documentHabitat Management
Adobe Acrobat documentIrrigation Management
Adobe Acrobat documentNutrient Management
Adobe Acrobat documentPest Management
Adobe Acrobat documentSoil Management  

These documents require Microsoft Excel.

Microsoft ExcelCSP 2006 Irrigation Enhancement Index IWM Assessment Tool
Microsoft ExcelCSP 2006 Water Quality Eligibility Tool Version 1.01 Hard Copy
Microsoft ExcelPasture Condition Scoresheet - Standard for Southeast Grass/Legume Mixed Pasture
Wildlife Biodiversity Index

More Information

These documents require Adobe Acrobat.


Adobe Acrobat DocumentSoil Management Task Sheet
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBiofuel Management Work Sheet
Adobe Acrobat DocumentAir Management Job Sheet

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