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Determining the Economic Feasibility of Public Recreational Developments at Beaver Lake, Arkansas*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Robert N. Shulstad  and
Thomas G. Sawyer
Robert N. Shulstad
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Arkansas
Thomas G. Sawyer
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Arkansas
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Beaver Lake is nestled in the midst of the Ozark Mountains in the northwest corner of Arkansas. The picturesque lake is actually a multi-purpose reservoir constructed and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The 28,220 acre lake offers eleven improved public access areas for use by recreationists. Six additional recreational areas have been planned, to be built as demand requires [16].

Costs for development of the six additional parks were estimated by the Corps of Engineers as of July 1974, to be $6.87 million [16].

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , July 1977 , pp. 101 - 106
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1977

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Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, Atlanta, Georgia, February 7-9, 1977. Published with the approval of Director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

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