NRCS Watershed Dams Protect Arkansas Communities by Reducing Flooding
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Prairie Grove dam helps reduce flooding of Muddy Fork Creek along the western edge of Prairie Grove.
The flooding from this year’s spring rain storms caused millions of dollars worth of damage to homes, businesses and crops in Arkansas.
But some flooding was reduced or minimized, thanks to 207 small and medium-sized dams built by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in partnership with local watershed districts. Read more »
