Lime Creek is a high priority management unit because it is actively managed for native fish. The creek has existing populations of longfin dace and Gila topminnow, the latter which were augmented in 2011 following construction of the fish barrier in 2010. Non-native fish are absent upstream of the barrier. Records of mosquito fish (2000), green sunfish (1997-2002), goldfish (2005), and desert sucker (1979) are all from the lowest portions of the creek, which is now below the barrier. Lime Creek provides suitable habitat for topminnow, longfin dace, and lowland leopard frogs. Chub and/or suckers introductions have been considered but the habitat needs to be evaluated during a dry period to access suitability for these larger species. Northern Mexican gartersnake introductions have also been considered, but there are likely other more suitable locations for re-establishing larger-bodied native species. Management in Lime Creek will continue to emphasize monitoring and additional stocking of topminnow, with other actions considered as deemed appropriate.
