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South Skunk Watershed

Description of Watershed

The total estimated area in the South Skunk Watershed is 1,179,061 acres. This watershed is located in parts of Hamilton, Webster, Boone, Hardin, Story, Marshall, Polk, Jasper, Marion, Mahaska, Keokuk, and Jefferson Counties in central and southeast Iowa.

The third resource concern for Tier II in this watershed is Wildlife Habitat.

Workshops

To help potential Conservation Security Program (CSP) participants learn more about the program and the application process, NRCS offices in the South Skunk Watershed are holding the following CSP workshops.

Date	Time	Location
March 14, 2006	6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.	Newton YMCA, 1708 S. 8th Avenue E.

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South Skunk Watershed Cost List (17 KB) New!

Land Cover/Use
Land Use	Total Acres
Cropland	799,741
Pasture	254,177
Forest	65,540
Developed	48,863
Water	5,262
Other	5,478
Total	1,179,061

Map of South Skunk Watershed

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County Maps in South Skunk Watershed

Hamilton (564 KB)
Webster (681 KB)
Hardin (571 KB)
Boone (641 KB)
Story (620 KB)
Marshall (618 KB)
Polk (986 KB)
Jasper (649 KB)
Marion (669 KB)
Mahaska (677 KB)
Keokuk (631 KB)
Jefferson (557 KB)

For General and Application Information, visit our CSP home page.

Program Contact

Tom O'Connor
Resource Conservationist
Phone: 515-284-4353

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