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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Iowa. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
West Lake currently has a safe withdrawal capacity of 800,000 gallons a day with a projected daily demand of 2.8 million gallons a day in 20 years.
All reservoirs in Iowa should be included in this category. The main article for this category is List of dams and reservoirs in Iowa Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reservoirs in Iowa
As of 2016, the most recent Iowa's impaired water list was from 2014. [15] It contained 571 waterbodies with a total of 754 impairments. [15] Water quality problems continue unabated. In 2023, the state general fund eliminated $500,000 in funding of 66 water quality monitors; it was "reallocated" to other conservation programs. [19]
The bacteria level in the water is "acceptable" if the geometric mean is not greater than 126 colony-forming units per 100 milliliters of water for E. coli bacteria, according to EPA guidelines.
On February 21, 2023 Iowa House democrats introduced senate bill SF73 which if passed, would legalize the regulated sale and possession for legal adult residents and non-residents 21 years of age or older of up to an amount not exceeding 30 grams of Marijuana flower, 5 grams of concentrate, and 500 mg of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in ...
The request to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to pursue the $16.5 million project was the first in the state seeking to recycle wastewater to supply drinking water.
Comprises shoreline on the southernmost glacial lake in Iowa. Brushy Creek State Recreation Area: Webster County: Lehigh: 6,500 2,600 [7] Des Moines River, Brushy Creek Reservoir: Forms one of the state's largest public outdoor recreation properties, with a 690-acre (280 ha) reservoir. Cedar Rock State Park: Buchanan County: Quasqueton: 423 171 ...