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Description of flood control and water conservation in northern Illinois; drought response activities; management committees.
Shallow groundwater assessments by USGS in Iowa.
History, participants, process, links for Iowa Water Summary Update.
Impacts of drought; temperature and precipitation records; flash drought information; crop yield records; outlooks for drought, temperature, precipitation.
Geologic and hydrologic data collection, analyses, model development, model calibration for an Osceola County, Iowa aquifer.
Vision, mission, objectives of USDA Midwest Climate Hub; drought vulnerabilities in the region; communications and information flow.
Discussion of the Dakota Aquifer, drought-vulnerable river systems, how water is allocated, shirt-term planning for water utilities, emphasis on local planning for drought.
Describes missions of the River Districts on Upper Mississippi in Minnesota, and how recent droughts impacted them. Lists drought triggers and low flow plans.
Overview of usage (among attendees at Nov. 8, 2016 Midwest DEWS meeting) of current monitoring tools; drought forecast and outlook information; historical drought occurrence, impacts and/or management tools. Usage determined by respondents to survey listing various tools, indicators, indices, websites, etc.
Describes system established to minimize fluctuation along the Mississippi River during flow conditions.