About the creek

• Recreational uses: fishing, hiking, biking, birding, camping, cross-country skiing
• Interesting Fact: The watershed includes Swiss Valley Nature Preserve, one of the largest nature preserves in the Midwest.
• Interesting Fact: The Upper Catfish Creek Watershed is one of only 32 cold-water streams that has trout naturally reproducing within it in Iowa.

• Watershed size: 9,300 acres
• Land use:
  • Crop: 38%
  • Timber: 31%
  • Residential/Comm/Farm: 10%
  • CRP: 6%
  • Grassland: 6%
  • Wildlife: 3%
  • Pasture: 2%
  • Parkland: 1%
  • Tree Nursery: 1%
  • Apple Orchard: 1%
  • Water: 1%

For More Information
Local:
Eric Schmechel
Upper Catfish Creek Watershed Project Coordinator
(563) 876-3418 ext. 3
Eric.Schmechel@ia.nacdnet.net
Dubuque SWCD Office

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