Expiration date: 7/15/2024
The Lee County, Iowa Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) Section 204 Project (Project) is located near Fort Madison and Montrose, Iowa in Pool 19 of the Upper Mississippi River (UMR). The study area for the Project is located immediately downstream from Fort Madison, IA, in Pool 19 between Upper Mississippi River river miles 375 and 381. The term “Study area” refers to the broad planning area and comprises approximately 2,500 acres (Figure 1, outlined in red) of submerged land owned by the Project Sponsor, Lee County Conservation Board (LCCB), in Montrose, IA. The LCCB’s goal for these lands is to protect them for public use, restore island acreage, and improve habitat within the study area. The project purpose is ecosystem restoration under the authority of CAP Section 204 (Section 204, Water Resources and Development Act of 1992, as amended). The four project-specific objectives include 1) Restore topographic diversity to promote emergent wetland vegetation growth as measured by coverage in acres of wetland plants, 2) Restore bathymetric diversity to promote submerged vegetation growth as measured by coverage in acres of wetland plants, 3) Increase fish overwintering habitat acreage, and 4) Increase aquatic plant diversity.