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Cedar Rapids, Iowa was one of, if not the hardest hit area during the floods of 2008. The Cedar River crested at 31.12 ft (19 feet above flood stage) at 10:15 am on Friday, June 13, 2008, with the flood waters expected to fully retreat by June 24, barring any more heavy rains. [57]
The Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Iowa in the United States. It is about 323 miles (520 km) long [3] and is open to small river craft to Iowa City, about 65 miles (105 km) from its mouth. Its major tributary is the Cedar River.
The Cedar River is a 338-mile-long (544 km) [2] river in Minnesota and Iowa.It is a tributary of the Iowa River, which flows to the Mississippi River.The Cedar River takes its name from the red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) trees growing there, and was originally called the Red Cedar River by the Meskwaki. [3]
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EPA says parts of Des Moines, Raccoon, Iowa, Cedar and S. Skunk rivers should be added to Iowa's impaired waters list because of high nitrate levels.
Tree pollen is expected to be the worst in the Pacific Northwest this year. For allergy sufferers living in this region, limiting the amount of time spent outside this spring may be a good idea.
In eastern Iowa along the Iowa River and Cedar River, flooding was expected to exceed that of the Flood of 1993. [16] Flooding also forced the closure of a number of roads throughout the state, reaching the point where travel was not advised in some parts of the state. On Monday, June 9 the Upper Iowa River in Decorah flooded when a levee was ...
Juniperus ashei (Ashe juniper, mountain cedar, blueberry juniper, post cedar, or just cedar) is a drought-tolerant evergreen tree, native from northeastern Mexico and the south-central United States to southern Missouri. The largest areas are in central Texas, where extensive stands occur.