Water Summary Update: 2023 Water Year end shows third dry year in a row
Oct 06, 2023
DES MOINES - For the third year in a row, precipitation was below normal for Iowa’s Water Year, which covers Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023, according to the latest Water Summary Update. That…
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