Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Clark was considerably different from today's river. The historic Missouri was a broad, slow-moving, shallow river with braided channels. These past river conditions created a haven for wildlife, which included vast floodplain forests of giant trees, marshes, and even wet prairies. Today's river is channelized. It is deeper and faster, and controlled by levees, dikes, and other containment structures. These controls make the river more navigable and the surrounding floodplain ideal for agriculture. The Big Muddy Refuge is allowing the Missouri River to be a river again, to enter its floodplain. This occurs during minor flood events. Management has created
Muddy Run (Maurice River tributary) Muddy Run (Maurice River tributary) Muddy Run is a tributary of the Maurice River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. It flows in a generally southeastern direction through southern Gloucester County. Muddy Run (Maurice River) (section) Begins at Palatine Lake and next Travels South East To Cenertion Lake. Then on To Parvin State Park and Parvin Lake. All Are In Salem County Including, The Last Lake in The Muddy Run Chain. is Known As Rainbow Lake. Approximately 3 More Miles South, it Joins into The Maurice River, Where it Also Passes Into Cumberland County at A Place Long