Proposal/assessment : Development concept plan : Steel Creek-Lost Valley : Buffalo National River, Arkansas
National Park Service, Denver Service Center. 1980. Proposal/assessment : Development concept plan : Steel Creek-Lost Valley : Buffalo National River, Arkansas. NPS 1664. Buffalo National River, Arkansas
This Development Concept Plan , Steel Creek-Lost Valley addresses design and development proposals for the Steel Creek, Ponca, and Lost Valley sites. These sites, located within a 3-mile area, are treated as a single development because their use patterns are closely related. Based on concepts in the Master Plan , general criteria have been established for planning the sites: (1) development should afford the most efficient management arrangement and the most beneficial visitor use program for this section of the national river; (2) needed facilities should be located as much as possible out of the 100-year flood zone; and (3) new facilities should be compatible with present and future road alignments and bridge locations and should utilize a minimal amount of developable terrain. In addition, because a major asset of the Buffalo River is the purity of its water, development should be planned to ensure minimal pollution from erosion during construction, and sewage should be handled so that river water quality is not adversely affected.