Dam Restoration at Roaring River Spring More work is being done to restore the Civilian Conservation Corps dam at the spring pool at Roaring River. Two years ago a major project was completed to stabilize the areas of the dam adjacent to the stream that had deteriorated badly. This work also involved driving sheet piling on the spring side of the dam and grouting between the sheet piling and the original dam...

We had one of the best Kids' Fishing Day (KFD) events ever last Saturday. The temperature was cool (in the low 80's) and no rain. There was also a record attendance for the fall KFD event with 1,265 kids. The previous record was in August 2005 with 1,214 attending. ...

The Back to School Kids' Fishing Day will be held at Roaring River State Park August 16, 2008. Kids' Fishing Days are probably the best thing that we do at Roaring River. This is an extraordinary event where a lot of volunteers (around 80), from near and far away, as well as staff from several different state agencies and staff working with Jim Rogers and Dave Waugh's come together and work very hard to make the day wonderful for kids and their families. Best of all everything is free...

The Department of Conservation plans to cut water weeds in the river starting late morning on Aug. 5. If necessary more cutting may be done after 9:00 a.m. on Aug. 6. This work is done with a special boat maintained at Meramec Spring Hatchery that is equipped with a sickle cutting device. ...

We had good rainfall (7.16 inches recorded at the hatchery) in June but no significant high water events. The spring averaged 41 million gallons per day (twice the average flow) during the month. In order for the river to get out of its banks, it would have to be greater than five feet deep on the USGS gauge in the park. ...