The Lower Cedar River Watershed Plan

The Lower Cedar River Watershed Plan is made possible by a competitive grant award through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Project Partners

East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG): Provide technical assistance and grant administration services.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources : Provide technical and planning assistance to watersheds and are a direct resource to watersheds for formation of watershed management authorities and capacity building.

The Iowa Flood Center: Provides technical hydrologic analysis and community outreach.

Iowa Flood Center

Iowa State University-Extension and Outreach (ISUEO): Provide assistance for outreach and communication planning, technical assistance training, and outreach materials development.

United States Geological Survey (USGS): Provide water quality and quantity data for the entire Cedar River basin.

The Iowa Water Center: Provide data and analysis from the Daily Erosion Project as well as communication and outreach assistance.

University of Northern Iowa-Tallgrass Prairie Center: Provide outreach and technical assistance for native prairie and the Prairie on Farms program.

The Nature Conservancy/World Wildlife Fund/University of Minnesota: Provide data and analysis from SWAT model to help prioritize conservation efforts and effectiveness of various conservation practices.

Heartland Cooperative: Provide a watershed coordinator for conservation project implementation within the watershed.

University of Iowa-Hydroscience and Engineering (IIHR): Program lead for watershed projects implementation, modeling, and monitoring.

Hydroscience & Engineering

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship : Direct resource to watersheds for assistance with implementing watershed projects.

Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Aid in outreach and education activities for public resilience programs and development of planning documents and technical assistance.