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Elk River Watershed Project

Elk River: Basic Facts
Elk River landed Iowa's impaired waters list in 2002.

Location

  • Counties: Clinton, Jackson
  • Nearby communities: Miles, Andover, Teeds Grove, Hauntown, Ten Mile
About the river
  • Listed on Iowa's impaired waters list: 2002
  • Recreational uses: fishing

About the watershed

  • Watershed size: 49,268 acres
  • Land use:
    • Row crop: 73.2%
    • Timber: 6.0%
    • Grass/Hay: 4.6%
    • Pature: 3.6%
    • Farmstead: 3.3%
    • Urban/Roads: 3.3%
    • CRP: 2.9%
    • Grazed Timber: 0.1%
    • Water: 0.1%

For More Information
Local:
Leah Sweely
Elk River Watershed Project Coordinator
(563) 659-3456
Leah.Sweely@ia.nacdnet.net
Clinton County NRCS Office

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

 

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