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Planning and Implementation of Environmental Pool Management at Lake Red Rock, Des Moines River, Iowa

Alyssa J. Calomeni, Chuck Theiling, and Burton C. Suedel
September 28, 2022

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This technical note complements “Environmental Pool Management: The 25-Year Evolution of an Engineering With Nature® Practice,” an ArcGIS Story Map available for public access on the Engineering With Nature (EWN) website, and communicates the planning and implementation of environmental pool management (EPM) at Lake Red Rock located along the Des Moines River in Iowa. Read more about Environmental Pool Management (EPM) on the project page.

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Alton Lake in lower Pool 26 on the Mississippi River in August 2017. (Photo by Ben McGuire, USACE St. Louis District)

Environmental Pool Management: An EWN Innovation for Advancing USACE Water Operations Practice

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The practice of managing reservoir and navigation pools to increase wetland habitat value while maintaining safe navigation and managing flood risk is referred to as Environmental Pool Management (EPM). EPM can be a c...
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