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Farmers Creek Watershed Project

Farmers Creek: Basic Facts

Location

  • County: Jackson
  • Nearby community: LaMotte

About the creek

  • Creek length: 17 miles
  • Listed on Iowa's impaired waters list

About the watershed

  • Watershed size: 30,590 acres
  • Land use:
    • Pasture/Hay: 13,028 acres
    • Forest: 5,760 acres
    • Corn: 8,831 acres
    • Beans: 2,575 acres

For More Information
Local:
Michelle Turner
Farmers Creek Watershed Project Coordinator
(563) 652-2337
Michelle.Turner@ia.nacdnet.net
Jackson County NRCS Office

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

 

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