Risky farmland (IMAGE)

University of Iowa

Risky farmland

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Researchers at the University of Iowa created comprehensive maps showing flood risk for farmland throughout Iowa. The map above/below shows the flood risk, crop yield, and annual average losses for farmland under two time intervals in the Middle Cedar watershed, which includes Cedar Falls/Waterloo and Cedar Rapids.

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Enes Yildirim and Ibrahim Demir, University of Iowa

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