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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Watershed Planning
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NPS Photo | Channelized creeks are muddier and carry more sediment because the fast-moving water scours soil from the stream bed. |
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The trickle of water in Hoover Creek that later merges with the Mississippi River and reminds us about a president’s small beginnings is becoming dangerous.
Today’s creek flows faster and cuts straighter and deeper than the bucolic stream of the past. Instead of seeping slowly underground through the native prairie soil, rain and runoff from farms and pavement run right into the creek channel and carves an ugly scar into the landscape. Periods of intense rainfall cause flash floods that threaten to undermine and inundate the Herbert Hoover Birthplace Cottage, the Presidential Library and Museum, and other important or irreplaceable buildings. Floods and eroding creek banks could deprive us of our chance to reflect on the values that shaped a global figure.
Herbert Hoover was a career problem-solver, and in that spirit we can fix the problems of Hoover Creek. Scientific studies of the creek’s hydrology and water quality suggest solutions for restoring its health. The Stream Management Plan and other studies and data that are part of the park’s watershed planning efforts are available online and for download. If you are interested in improving the creek and protecting the park from floods, soil erosion, and water pollution, you can learn more from the planning documents listed below or by contacting us with your support.
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Watershed Planning Documents
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) supports a real-time data stage gage in Herbert Hoover National Historical Site. It provides data on current and historical conditions (discharge, temperature, and rainfall) for Hoover Creek.
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Volunteers sample water quality at Hoover Creek in Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. The sample site is number 916066 in the IOWATER database.
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Hoover Creek The creek faces serious problems with water quality, erosion, and flooding. more... | | Inventory & Monitoring Natural resources inventory and monitoring at Herbert Hoover NHS more... | | Prairie Restoration Volunteer Projects Volunteer to restore native tallgrass prairie on National Public Lands Day. more... | | Tallgrass Prairie The 81-acre restored tallgrass enhances the commemorative setting of the historic site. more... | |
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Did You Know?
The West Branch Schoolhouse was built in 1853 making it the oldest building at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. The town's Quakers also used the one-room building as their first meetinghouse.
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Last Updated: December 22, 2008 at 14:47 EST |