Location
- County: Appanoose
- Nearby communities: Centerville, Rathbun, Mystic, Moravia, Iconium
About the lake
- Lake size: 155 miles of shoreline
- Surface area: 11,000 acres
- Recreational uses: fishing, boating, swimming, camping
About the watershed
- Watershed size: 354,160 acres
- Land use:
- Grass: 38%
- Row crop: 28%
- CRP: 14%
- Forest: 13%
- Urban/Water/Road: 7%
For More Information
Local:
Velvet Buckingham
Rathbun Lake Watershed Project Coordinator
(641) 872-1350
Velvet.Buckingham@ia.nacdnet.net
Appanoose County NRCS Office
Susania D. Ernst
Rathbun Lake Watershed Project Coordinator
(641) 774-2512
Susania.Ernst@ia.nacdnet.net
Lucas County NRCS Office
Statewide:
Steve Hopkins
DNR Watershed Improvement Program Grants Coordinator
(515) 281-6402
Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov
