Wetland Resources: Iowa

Wetland Resources: Iowa
National-Water-Summary-Wetland-Resources-iowa.pdf1.75 MB

Wetlands provide many benefits, such as attenuating flood-peak discharges, stabilizing streambanks, and improving water quality by trapping suspended sediment and accumulating or transforming some types of chemical contaminants.

Type of document
Report
Program
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency tasked with providing information to the public on the extent and status of the nation’s wetland and deepwater habitats, as well as changes to these habitats over time.
Program
Ecosystem
Wetland
Subject tags
Wetlands
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Midwest