(2015) 09018-011 Rathbun Lake Final Report. Agriculture and Land Stewardship
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Abstract
The Rathbun Land and Water Alliance and partners have undertaken a highly effective approach to water quality protection through the Rathbun Lake Special Project. This approach is achieving a significant reduction in the sediment and phosphorus that impair water quality in Rathbun Lake and its tributaries as a result of the targeted application of best management practices (BMPs) for priority land in the watershed. This application proposes to assist landowners to apply BMPs that will reduce sediment and phosphorus delivery from priority land in targeted sub-watersheds as part of the Rathbun Lake Special Project. Features of this project are: (1) use of geographic information system (GIS) analysis to identify priority land that requires BMPs; (2) assistance for landowners to apply BMPs for 4,000 acres that will reduce the annual delivery of sediment by 6,000 tons and phosphorus by 20,000 pounds; (3) evaluation of the benefits from BMP application using GIS analysis and water quality monitoring; and (4) watershed outreach activities that encourage landowners to apply BMPs for priority land to protect water quality.
| Item Type: | Departmental Report |
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| Keywords: | WIRB, Watershed Improvement Review Board, water quality, Lower Chariton Creek, Chariton River #3, Sandy Branch, Hamilton Creek, Goodwater Creek, reduction of annual amounts of sediment and phosphorus, Appanoose County, Clarke County, Decatur County, Lucas County, Monroe County, Wayne County, Rathbun Land and Water Alliance, water quality |
| Subjects: | Natural resources and environment > Water resources > Water quality Natural resources and environment > Water resources > Watersheds |
| ID Code: | 20924 |
| Deposited By: | Jerome Neppel |
| Deposited On: | 25 Feb 2016 12:50 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Feb 2016 12:50 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/20924 |