Upper Iowa River Watershed Organizations

Local partners working in the watershed (Tell us about your work!)

Soil & Water Conservation Districts

• Allamakee County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Howard County Soil and Water Conservation District
  • Howard SWCD on Facebook
• Winneshiek County Soil and Water Conservation District
  • Winneshiek SWCD on Facebook

Counties & Cities

• Allamakee County Engineer
• Allamakee County Supervisors
• City of Decorah
• City of Lime Springs
• City of Calmar
• City of Cresco
• Howard County Engineer
• Howard County Supervisors
• Winneshiek County Emergency Management
• Winneshiek County Engineer’s Office
• Winneshiek County Supervisors

Non-Profit Organizations

• Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation & Development
• Luther College Center for Sustainable Communities
• Pheasants Forever (Allamakee, Howard, Winneshiek County Chapters)
• Winneshiek Conservation Foundation
• Winneshiek Energy District
• Seed Savers Exchange
• Iowa’s Coldwater Conservancy
• Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
• Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association
• Trout Unlimited
  • Iowa Driftless Chapter
  • North Bear Chapter
  • Spring Creeks Chapter
• National Trout Center
• The Nature Conservancy

• 1 Community Engagement
• 2 Understanding the Watershed
  • 2.1 Stream, River & Watershed Designations
  • 2.2 Land Cover and Land Use
  • 2.3 Geology
    • 2.3.1 Karst and Sinkholes
    • 2.3.2 Soils
  • 2.4 Unique Species and Ecosystems
  • 2.5 Water Quality
  • 2.6 Demographics
• 3 Challenges and Opportunities
  • 3.1 Increased Flood Frequency
  • 3.2 Breakdown of Upper Iowa Flood Events
  • 3.3 Impact of Flooding
  • 3.4 Nutrient Transport
  • 3.5 Source Water
• 4 Analysis, Research, and Modeling
• 5 Subwatershed Explorer
  • 5.1 Explore My Land
• 6 Goals, Objectives, Strategies and Actions
• 7 Upper Iowa River Watershed Organizations (In Progress)
• 8 Publication Archive
• 9 Appendices