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Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District
Monroe County, Iowa
Watersheds & Projects

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What is a
watershed?
A watershed is an area of land where all of the water- both above ground and below ground- drains into a common body of water.

Cedar Creek
Watershed Size: 269,512 Acres
Drainage Area: 421 Square Miles
Click here for more information on Cedar Creek and the SC IA Cedar Creek WMA

Lake Miami
Watershed Size: 4,000 Acres
Lake Size: 129 Acres
Click here for more information on Watershed Project for Lake Miami
Miller Creek
Watershed Size: 19,926 Acres
Drainage Area: 31 Square Miles

Lake Rathbun
Watershed Size: 354,000 Acres
Drainage Area:
Lake Size: 11,000 Acres

Soap Creek
Watershed Size: 162,000 Acres
Drainage Area:

Other Watersheds
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