United States
 Environmental Protection
 Agency
21T-3031
June 1991
 Pesticides And Toxic Substances (H-7566O	-	
 Protecting  Endangered
 Species

 Interim   Measures
 Le Flore, McCurtain,  and Pushrnataha Counties,
 Oklahoma
   The iniformation in this pamphlet is
   similar to, what the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) expects to
distribute once our Endangered Species
Protection Program is in effect. The
limitations on pesticide use are not law at
this time, but are being provided now for
your use in voluntarily protecting
endangered and threatened species from
harm due to pesticide use. We encourage
you to use this information. We also
welcome your comments.
  The Endangered Species Act is intended
to protect and promote recovery of animals
and plants that are in danger of becoming
extinct due to the activities of people.
Under the Act, EPA must ensure that use
of pesticides it registers will not result in
harm to the species listed as endangered or
threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, or to habitat critical to those
species' survival. To accomplish this, the
EPA expects to implement program
requirements beginning in 1991. This
program will protect endangered and
threatened Species from harm due to
pesticide use.
  EPA requests your comments regarding
the information presented in this
publication. Please drop us a line to let us
know whether the information is clear and
correct. Also tell us to what extent
following the recommended measures
would affect your typical pesticide use or
productivity. This information will be
considered by EPA during the final stages
of program development.
             Please submit comments to:
            Interim Endangered Species
            Protection Program (H7506C)
   Public Docket and Information Section
                           U.S. EPA
                     401 M Street, SW
                Washington, DC 20460
 About This Publication

 This publication contains a County Map
 showing the area within the county where
 pesticide use should be limited to protect
 listed species. These areas are identified on
 the map by a shaded pattern. Each shaded
 pattern corresponds to a species in need of
 protection.
   The Sruiding Key shows the name of the
 species that each shaded pattern represents
 and describes the shaded area. The area
 may be described in terms of Township,
 Range, and Section or by giving details
 about the habitat of the species.
   The first column of the "Table of Pesticide
 Active Ingredients" lists the active
 ingredients for which there should be
 limitations on use to protect certain species.
 The next columns are headed by the shaded
 pattern of the species with Codes listed
 underneath them.
   The  Code indicates the specific limitation
 that is necessary to protect the species. The
 section titled Limitations on Pesticide Use
 explains the code.

 Does  This Information Apply To
 You?

 To determine whether this information
 applies to your use of a pesticide, review
 the questions below. The information
 applies only if you answer "yes" to both
 questions;

 • Do you intend to use pesticides within
 the shaded area on the county, map?

 • Are  any of the ingredients listed on the
 front panel of your pesticide product label
 named in  the "Table of Pesticide Active
 Ingredients"?

   If you answer "yes" to both questions,
 you should follow the instructions on "How
 to Use This Information" to determine if
 you should limit use of the pesticide  to help
 protect listed species.
   If you answer "no" to either question,
 you should follow the usage directions on
 the pesticide product label.

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How To Use This Information

1) On the county map, find the specific shading patterns that cover the area where you will apply pesticides.
2) Read the shading key for those patterns to identify the specific area involved.
3) In the 'Table of Pesticide Active Ingredients," locate the active ingredients in the pesticide you intend to apply.
4) Locate the code to the right of the active ingredient name and under the shading patterns that apply to you.
5) When using the pesticide, you should follow the limitations indicated for those codes described under "Limitations on
   Pesticide Use."
6) If you are applying more than one listed active ingredient  or applying a listed active ingredient in an area with more
   than one shaded pattern (species), multiple codes may apply. If so, you should follow the most restrictive limitation.
Table of Pesticide Active Ingredients
Limitation On Pesticide Use
Active Ingredient
ATRAZ1NE
AZINPHOS-METHYL
BENOMYL
CAPTAN
CARBARYL
CARBOFURAN (granular)
CARBOPHENOTH1ON
CHLOROTHALONIL
CHLORPYRIFOS
DIAZINON
D1METHOATE
DISULFOTON
MALATHION
METHOPRENE
METHYL PARATHION
NALED
PARATHION (ethyl)
PHOSMET
PROPACHLOR
PYRETHRINS
TRALOMETHRIN
THIOPHANATE-METHYL
TRICHLORFON
TRIFLURALIN (granular)
TRIFLURALIN (non-granular)
Shading
Pattern/
Code
C3
28,99
3,5
28
28
3,38
28
3,38
28,99
3,38,39
3,38,39
3,5
3,38
3,5,38,39
28,39
3,5,39
3,5,39
39
28
28
3,5,39
28
28
3,38
28
28,99
Threshold
Application
Rate Per
Application
9.0 Ib./acre
2.8 Ib./acre



0.5 Ib./acre
                                                           Code  Limitation

                                                            3     Do not apply within one-quarter mile of
                                                                  species habitat for aerial applications or
                                                                  within 100 yards of species habitat for
                                                                  ground applications.  For granular
                                                                  formulations or soil-incorporated liquids,
                                                                  follow Code #38.

                                                            5     Do not make ultra low volume (ULV) appli-
                                                                  cations within  1 mile of species habitat.

                                                           28     Do not apply within 100 yards of species
                                                                  habitat for aerial applications or within 20
                                                                  yards of species habitat for ground appli-
                                                                  cations. If a threshold application rate is
                                                                  specified and you are applying below that
                                                                  rate, follow Code #99.

                                                           38     Do not make ground applications of
                                                                  granular formulations or soil incorporated
                                                                  sprays within 40 yards of species habitat.
                                                                  Do not make aerial applications of soil
                                                                  incorporated sprays within 200 yards of
                                                                  species habitat.

                                                           39     Do not directly apply mosquito larvicides
                                                                  to water within the species habitat.

                                                           99     Do not apply this pesticide within the
                                                                  shaded area above the threshold
                                                                  application rate indicated under the
                                                                  threshold application rate column.	
                                                           Leopard Darter, Oklahoma, Pushmatoha

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Le Flore, McCurtain, and Pushmataha Counties,  Oklahoma
   Black
   Fork
   Creek
                                                    Rock Creek

                                                      Hurricane Creek

                                                           Beach Creek

                                                              Cow Creek
                                                                                         N
                                                                            Mountain Fork River

                                                                             Six Mile Creek

                                                                               Dry Creek

                                                                               Mountain Fk. River
                                                                               E.  Boktuklo  Creek

                                                                                 Buffalo Creek
                                                           Boktuklo Creek
                                                           Pine Creek;
                                                          Broken Bow
                                                          Reservoir
• or
                   Legend
                       County Border
                       County Seat
                       City

                       U.S., State Highway

                       River, Stream, Creek
                       Lake, Reservoir
Shading Key
        Leopard darter, Perc/na Pantherina.  Within the shaded areas shown on the map, use
        limitations only apply on the land along the streams. A key to the numbers found on the
        map describing upstream and downstream limits is given on the next page.

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     KEY TO NUMBERS ON MAP IDENTIFYING UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM LIMITS FOR
                                    THE LEOPARD DARTER
                     LE FLORE, MC CURTAIN, AND PUSHMAT AH A COUNTIES
 1.  Black Fork Creek, Pushmataha County
    East edge of Sec. 9 T1N R20E downstream to
    confluence with Little River (Sec. 22 T1S R20E).
 2.  Honobla Creek, Pushmataha/LeFlore Counties
    North edge of Sec. 2 TIN R22E downstream to
    confluence with Little River (Sec. 30 T1N R23E).
 3.  UttJe River, LeFlore County
    East edge of Sec. 23 T1N R23E downstream to
    where it enters Pine Creek Reservoir.

 4.  Jack Creek, Pushmataha County
    South edge of Sec. 28 T1S R20E downstream to
    confluence with Littte River (Sec. 26 T1S R20E).

 5.  Wateon Creek, Pushmataha County
    East edge of Sec. 19 T1S R21E downstream to
    confluence with Little River (Sec. 23 T1S R20E).
 6.  Cloudy Creek, Pushmataha County
    West edge of Sec. 4 T3S R20E downstream to
    confluence with Little River (Sec. 3 T3S R20E).
 7.  HoW/ Creek, Pushmataha County
    East edge of Sec. 1 T3S R20E downstream to
    confluence with Little River (Sec. 2 T3S R20E).
 8.  Terrapin Creek, Pushmataha/McCurtain Counties
    East edge of Sec. 27 T3S R21E downstream to
    confluence with Little River (Sec. 5 T4S R21E).
 9.  UttJe River, McCurtain County
    Where Little River enters Pine Creek Reservoir.
10.  West Fork Glover Creek, McCurtain County
    North edge of Sec. 23 T1S R22E downstream to
    confluence with Glover Creek (Sec. 7 T3S R23E).
11.  East Fork Glover Creek, McCurtain County
    West edge of Sec. 33 T1S R24E downstream to
    confluence with Glover Creek (Sec. 7 T3S R23E).
t2.  Pine Creek, McCurtain County
    North edge of Sec. 12 T3S R23E downstream to
    confluence with Glover Creek (Sec. 20 T3S R23E).
13.  Carter Creek, McCurtain County
    East edge of Sec. 34 T3S R23E downstream to
    confluence with Glover Creek (Sec. 5 T4S R23E).
14.  Cedar Creek, McCurtain County
    North edge of Sec. 24 T4S R23E downstream to
    confluence with Glover Creek (Sec. 32 T4S R23E).
15.  Glover Creek, McCurtain County*
    From Highway 7 T5S R23E upstream to
    confluence of East and West Forks of Glover
    Creek(Sec.7T3SR23E).
 16, Big Eagle Creek, LsFlore/McCurtain Counties
    Northwest corner of Sec. 1 T1N R24E (LeFlore
    County) downstream to confluence with Mountain
    Fork River (Sec. 26 T1S R25E, McCurtain County).
 17. East Boktukio Creek, McCurtain County
    North edge of Sec. 12 T2S R24E downstream to
    confluence with Boktukio Creek (Sec. 13 T2S R24E)
 18. Boktukio Creek, McCurtain County
    North edge of Sec. 11 T2S R24E downstream to
    confluence with Mountain Fork River (Sec. 9 T2S
    R25E).
 19. Mountain Fork Rtoer, McCurtain County
    Where Mountain Fork River enters Broken Bow
    Reservoir (Sec, 21 T2S R25E).
 20. Rock Creek, McCurtain County
    North edge of Sec. 12 T1S R2SE downstream to
    confluence with Mountain Fork River (Sec. 24 T1S
    R25E).
 21. Hurricane Creek, McCurtain County
    North edge of Sec. 8 T1S R26E downstream to
    confluence with Bock Creek (Sec. 18 T1S R26E).
 22. Dry Creek, McCurtain County               ..
    East edge of Sec. 29 T1S R26E downstream to
    confluence with Mountain Fork River (Sec. 19 T1S
    R26E).
 23. Buffalo Creek, McCurtain County
    Oklahoma-Arkansas State line (Sec. 15 T2S R27E)
    downstream to confluence with Mountain Fork RJver
    /Broken Bow Reservoir (Sec. 21 T2S R25E).
24. Beach Creek,.McCurtain County
    Northwest corner of Sec. 1 T1S R266 downstream
    to confluence with Mountain Fork River (Sec. 13
    T1SR26E).
25. Cow Creek, LeFtore/McCurtain Counties
    East edge of Sec. 18 T1N R27E (LeFlore County)
    downstream to confluence with Mountain Fork River
    (Sec. 4T1SR27E).
26. Mountain Fork River, McCurtain County
    Oklahoma-Arkansas State line (Sec. 3 T1S R27E)
    downstream to confluence with Broken Bow
    Reservoir (Sec. 21  T2S R25E).
27. Six Mile Creek, McCurtain County
    East edge of Sec. 16 T1S R27E downstream to
    confluence with Mountain Fork River (Sec. 18 T1S
    R27E).

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