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Mud Creek Watershed Project

Mud Creek: Basic Facts
Mud Creek runs through Muscatine County.

Location

  • County: Muscatine
  • Nearby communities: Brighton, Richland, Washington, Fairfield

About the Creek

  • Creek length: 24 miles
  • Recreational uses: fishing, wading

About the watershed

  • Watershed size:67,847 acres
  • Land use:
    • Row crop: 80%
    • Pasture/hay ground: 16%
    • Timber: 2%
    • Urban: 2%
    • Other (barren, roads, etc.): less than 1%

For More Information
Local:
Paul Viner
Mud Creek Watershed Project Coordinator
(563) 391-1403
Paul.Viner@ia.usda.gov
Muscatine County NRCS Office

Statewide:
Steve Hopkins
DNR Watershed Improvement Program Grants Coordinator
(515) 281-6402
Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov

 

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