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Lake Macbride Watershed Project

Lake Macbride: Basic Facts

Location

  • County: Johnson
  • Nearby community: Solon

About the lake

  • Surface area: 812 acres
  • Lake depth: average: 16.7 ft; maximum: 47 ft.
  • Listed on Iowa's impaired waters list
  • Recreational uses: fishing, boating, swimming

About the watershed

  • Watershed size: 16,220 acres
  • Land use:
    • Row crop: 54.1%
    • Grassland: 25.3%
    • Forest: 13.4%
    • Roads: 2.0%
    • Alfalfa: 2.0%
    • Residential/Commercial: 1.5%
    • Water/Wetland: 1.1%
    • Other: 0.6%

For More Information
Local:
Amy Bouska
Lake Macbride Watershed Project Coordinator
(319) 337-2322, ext. 3
Amy.Bouska@ia.nacdnet.net
Johnson County NRCS Office

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

 

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