Flood Management

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Maquoketa River Watershed Management Plan - Phase I

Published
Monday, October 11, 2021
Academic year
2021-2022

As part of their capstone project, second-year graduate students from the School of Planning & Public Affairs created a watershed management plan for the Maquoketa River Watershed.  This project was completed as part of IISC's partnership with the City of Manchester for the 2020-21 academic year.  

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Maquoketa River Watershed Management Plan – Phase 2

Published
Monday, August 30, 2021
Academic year
2021-2022

As part of their capstone project, second-year graduate students from the School of Planning & Public Affairs developed a second phase of a watershed management plan for the Maquoketa River Watershed.  This phase focused on prioritizing subwatersheds for site-specific interventions. 

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A culvert in Bellevue

Bellevue Flood Mitagation and Stormwater Management

Published
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Academic year
2020-2021
Partner

As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created designs for flood impact mitigation measures in Bellevue, Iowa, including culvert improvements, drainage channels, and residentail flood walls.

Stormwater mitigation strategies

Manchester Waterway and Dry Run Remediation and Redevelopment

Published
Monday, September 7, 2020
Academic year
2020-2021
Partner

As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students designed stormwater infrastructure to minimize flooding impacts in Manchester, particularly for structures newly identified as being in the floodplain after recent redrawing of maps.  

site visit

Maquoketa River Watershed Management Plan

Published
Monday, September 7, 2020
Academic year
2020-2021
Partner

As part of their capstone project, second-year graduate students from the School of Planning & Public Affairs created a watershed management plan for the Maquoketa River Watershed. 

site visit

Manchester Strategic Growth Plan

Published
Monday, September 7, 2020
Academic year
2020-2021
Partner

As part of their capstone project, second-year graduate students from the School of Planning & Public Affairs created a Strategic Growth Plan for the City of Manchester.   

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Manchester Water Source Protection Engineering & Design

Published
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created design alternatives for water source protection in areas within and surrounding Manchester, Iowa.