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The Doce River Basin (Portuguese: Bacia do rio Doce) is located in the southeastern region of Brazil. According to the Doce River Basin Committee (CBH-Doce), it belongs to the Southeast Atlantic hydrographic region, has a drainage area of 86,175 square kilometers and covers all or part of 229 municipalities. 86% of the basin's area belongs to the state of Minas Gerais, in the Doce River Valley ...
The Doce River (Portuguese: Rio Doce [ˈʁi.u ˈdos(i)], "Sweet River") is a river in southeast Brazil with a length of 853 kilometres (530 mi). The river basin is economically important. In 2015, the collapse of a dam released highly contaminated water from mining into the river, causing an ecological disaster.
Emerson Bay State Recreation Area: Dickinson County: Milford: 12 4.9: West Okoboji Lake: Provides public access to one of the Iowa Great Lakes. Fairport State Recreation Area: Muscatine County: Muscatine: 17 6.9 [11] Mississippi River: Provides water recreation opportunities 6 miles (9.7 km) from Wildcat Den State Park. Fort Atkinson State ...
The 'Parks Bureau' operates and maintains 84 parks and recreation areas with trails and cabins for camping, picnicking, swimming, boating and fishing. [20] It is responsible for more than 90 state preserves set aside for their natural or cultural significance and supervises programs in recreation planning and resource protection.
Union Hills WPA in Cerro Gordo County is the largest in Iowa at over 2,000 acres (8.1 km 2). Spring Run, a large complex of State and Federal lands in Dickinson County, is the second largest WPA. Dugout Creek WPA in Dickinson County and Lower Morse Lake in Wright County are also among the larger restored tracts in the Iowa Wetland Management ...
Fort Defiance State Park is a state park in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The park is 191 acres (77 ha) and sits at an elevation of 1,453 feet (443 m). [ 1 ] The park, which was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression , was opened to the public in 1930. [ 2 ]
Floyd County, Iowa has 18 county parks that are managed by the Floyd County Conservation Board. [1] There are two wildlife management areas that are managed by the Iowa DNR, Idlewild WMA and Restoration Marsh WMA. [2] There are also 22 parks that are managed by local municipalities. [3]
Don Williams County Park is a park in Boone County, Iowa, north of Ogden. It surrounds Don Williams Reservoir, which flooded during the construction of a dam. It is 600 acres and includes a 150-acre lake. The campground is open from April 15 to October 15. The park is also the headquarters for Boone County Conservation.