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Rathbun Lake Watershed Project

Rathbun Lake: Basic Facts

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

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

 

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