Articles from June 2021
![discharge on Des Moines river](/sites/cjones.iihr.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-08/flows.png?h=bf422cb2&itok=hDN5GoK8)
Des Moines River Discharge Anomaly
Friday, June 25, 2021
Des Moines River flow exceeded that of the Mississippi River on this day.
![Raccoon](/sites/cjones.iihr.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-06/Raccoon%20River%20Flickr%20Creative%20Commons%20Jason%20Mrachina-NEW.jpg?h=1b495dc9&itok=1HGwH3a2)
Take this Stream and Shove It
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Blog entry on the Iowa Supreme Court decision dismissing water-quality concerns in the Raccoon River.
![Raccoon River. Photo by Christine Warner (Flickr Creative Commons)](/sites/cjones.iihr.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-06/Raccoon%20River%20Flickr%20Creative%20Commons%20Christine%20Warner%20Hawks_0.jpg?h=a5eb5da0&itok=6XzWwYI4)
Raccoon River Discharge: 2021 vs. Other Drought Years
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Drought has hit Iowa hard in 2021. How does this dry spell compare to legendary droughts in 1934 and 1956?
![Installing a bioreactor on Bogard Farm near Des Moines Photo by Lynn Betts (SWCSIDALS )](/sites/cjones.iihr.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-06/Bogard_Farm_IA_SWCSIDALS_Photo_by_Lynn%20Betts_web.jpg?h=f14c36f8&itok=ta6cx6_t)
Ifyoucantbeatemjoinemitis
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
A recent Polk County plan would install 200 "edge of field" practices to capture nitrate from underground drainage pipes at the expense of Iowa taxpayers. Effective, yes, but is it fair?