Kent Park Lake in Johnson County, Iowa, experienced water-quality problems linked to nutrient and sediment delivery, resulting in its placement on Iowas impaired waters list. Restoration efforts addressed both watershed and in-lake sources through sediment basins, a northern inlet dike, land acquisition, dredging, shoreline stabilization, native plantings, fish habitat, and prairie restoration.

Kent Park Lake restoration took 20 years to deliver a result Iowa officials could finally recognize. The lake once struggled with nutrient pollution, heavy sediment and poor water…

Kent Park Lake in Johnson County, Iowa, experienced water-quality problems linked to nutrient and sediment delivery, resulting in its placement on Iowas impaired waters list.…