Iowa-Related Science Resources  Tags: iowa science sciences  

For Iowa and individual counties within Iowa.

Written in 1980 by Donald E. Trimble, reprinted from the U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin #1493.

Written by Mary R. Howes of the Iowa Geological Survey Bureau. This page provides a history of coal mining in Iowa. Reprinted from Iowa Geology, 1992, no. 17.

This is a coordinating council for Geographic Information System and related technologies such as GPS and remote sensing. The ultimate result of this project will be improved access to geospatial information and analysis tools for Iowans.

A branch of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Provides information on Iowa rivers, lakes, streams, and reservoirs. Charles R. Newsom, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Iowa, maintains this page.

Written by Carol A. Thompson, from the Iowa Geological Survey Bureau. This is a very in-depth description of peatlands in Iowa, reprinted from Iowa Geology, 1990, no. 15, p. 18-21.

Written by Raymond R. Anderson of the Iowa Geological Survey Bureau. This page provides a history of known meteorites in Iowa. Reprinted from Iowa Geology, 1993, no. 18.

Provided by the National Organization for Rivers, this site contains an excellent overview of Iowa rivers, river "news," river law, river recreation and calendar of events.

Water, drought, flood, earthquake, biology, mineral and recreational information from the USGS - specific to Iowa.

provides a variety of links related to earthquakes in Iowa. Information supplied by the National Earthquake Information Center.

From the Color Landform Atlas of the United States.

Provides real-time data for streamflow, ground water, water quality, and precipitation. A seach box allows easily narrowing search to a specific body of water or geographic area.