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    The English River Watershed is a 639-square mile watershed that encompasses parts of six counties in Southeast Iowa.

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    English River running through woodlands

English River

The English River Watershed (ERW) is a 639-square mile watershed that encompasses parts of six counties in Southeast Iowa. The ERW is part of the Lower Iowa River and is characteristic of an agricultural watershed within the Southern Iowa Drift Plain. This landform is typified by an undulating landscape with tabular uplands and a complex dendritic network of incised river and stream valleys. The ERW is an agricultural watershed that is home to about 21,700 people, the majority of whom live in several small communities. Most of the farmland has been modified with tile drainage and two-thirds of the landscape is in row crops.

Heavy rains in April 2013 resulted in the English River at Kalona cresting at 22.47 feet, the second highest crest for the river at that location. In Iowa County, nearly 38 miles of roads in the ERW were washed out. In 2013, the English River Watershed Management Authority (ERWMA) was formed to address flooding and water-quality issues. The IDNR awarded the ERWMA a grant through the Section 319 program to develop a comprehensive watershed management plan to develop a roadmap for future mitigation efforts. The Iowa Flood Center conducted a hydrologic analysis of the ERW as part of the watershed plan development and found that flood events have occurred in one-third of the last 75 years. Projects will be implemented in the watershed because of the long history of flooding challenges it has experienced.

Details

Grant Award: $5,715,490

Lead County: Iowa

Project Coordinators

  • Jody Bailey
  • jbailey@englishriverwma.org
  • (319) 656-2310

Contact Jody Bailey for any questions or comments you may have about the English River Watershed project.

Project Website

Planning Consultant

English River Watershed


Watershed Plan Executive Summary

To view the English River Watershed Resiliency & Improvement Plan, visit: www.englishriverwma.org/

Project Engineer

French-Reneker Associates

English River Watershed In the News

Mark Kennett and wife in New Zealand
February 13, 2020

Poweshiek County Farmer’s Approach for Clean Water

Josh Stai, English River WMA Technician conducting a prescribed burn
April 20, 2018

Get to Know Josh Stai

The English River near Williamsburg, Iowa.
November 17, 2017

Kalona WMA to Meet

English River running through woodlands
April 11, 2017

Fly Like an Eagle Over the English River Watershed

English River running through woodlands
March 3, 2017

English River Watershed Planning Services – Request for Proposals!

Upcoming Meetings

Resources

  • English River Watershed Management Plan and Subwatershed Plans
  • Headwaters of North English River and Gritter Creek Hydrologic Assessment
  • English River Fact Sheet
  • Hydrologic Modeling of the English River Watershed

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

  • Cancelled because of COVID-19

AUGUST 17, 2020

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MAY 21, 2020

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FEB 20, 2020

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NOV 21, 2019

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AUGUST 15, 2019

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MAY 16, 2019

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FEB 21, 2019 (CANCELLED)

NOV 15, 2018

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AUGUST 16, 2018

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MAY 17, 2018

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MAY 18, 2017

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