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Bear Creek Watershed Project

Bear Creek: Basic Facts

Location

  • County: Allamakee, Winneshiek
  • Nearby communities: Hesper, Highlandville

About the creek

  • Creek length:
  • Listed on Iowa's impaired waters list
  • Recreational uses: trout fishing

About the watershed

  • Watershed size: 34,990 acres
  • Land use:
    • Cropland: 52%
    • Pasture/Grassland: 36%
    • Forest: 9%
    • Roads/Urban/Farmsteads: 3%

For More Information
Local:
Marc Oyloe
Bear Creek Watershed Project Coordinator
(563) 382-4352
Marc.Oyloe@ia.usda.gov
Winneshiek County NRCS Office

Statewide:
Steve Hopkins
DNR Nonpoint Source Program Coordinator
(515) 281-6402
Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov

 

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