Flood Management
Granger - Oxley Creek Improvements
As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students will evaluate opportunities to make improvements to Oxley Creek in Granger, Iowa and develop designs and plans for the City of Granger.
Lyon County - George Skunk Creek Flood Mitigation and Stormwater Management
As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, a group of students will develop plans and designs for flood impact mitigation in the city of George, Iowa along Skunk Creek.
Maquoketa River Watershed Management Plan - Phase I
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.
Maquoketa River Watershed Management Plan – Phase 2
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.
Background
Bellevue Flood Mitagation and Stormwater Management
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.
Manchester Waterway and Dry Run Remediation and Redevelopment
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.
Maquoketa River Watershed Management Plan
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.
Manchester Strategic Growth Plan
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.
Manchester Water Source Protection Engineering & Design
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.