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As state geologist and director of the Iowa Geological Survey, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our website. It’s a great repository for all things related to Iowa geology and water resources, and I’m confident you’ll find a lot of interesting information to browse through. You’ll see that the site is organized around four main pillars of information exchange: research, services, popular interest, and data and resources.
Recent News
![The Ocheyedan river running dry](/sites/iowageologicalsurvey.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-02/ocheyedan%20river_2.jpg?h=3a77c365&itok=IjjrxLIC)
Iowa needs a plan for using its precious groundwater
Thursday, February 22, 2024
A conversion of several factors, some natural and some self-imposed, is leading to recognition that the State of Iowa needs a plan to safeguard groundwater reserves in the future.
The IGS Geode - a look at the activities of the Iowa Geological Survey from July 2022 through June 2023
Friday, January 12, 2024
Please enjoy an online copy of our magazine, The IGS Geode, showcasing some of the Iowa Geological Survey’s activities during the past year.
![Cover of IGS geode magazine](/sites/iowageologicalsurvey.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-01/geode-cover.png?h=cf93b797&itok=-rzCef7Y)
Our latest issue of The IGS Geode
Friday, January 27, 2023
Please enjoy an online copy of our magazine, The IGS Geode, showcasing some of the Iowa Geological Survey’s activities during the past year.
![Bedrock elevation and quaternary thickness maps of Lee County, Iowa](/sites/iowageologicalsurvey.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-01/Bedrock-Elevation-Lee-Co.jpg?h=feab7d48&itok=y8PZWC7f)
New maps published as part of USGS STATEMAP program
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Iowa Geological Survey staff recently completed 10 map products as part of the US Geological Survey STATEMAP program.
![IGS Geode magazine cover](/sites/iowageologicalsurvey.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-01/Geode-2020-21-230x300.jpg?h=c40575da&itok=vhEiLuaY)
Latest issue of The IGS Geode published
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Please enjoy an online copy of our magazine, The IGS Geode, showcasing some of the Iowa Geological Survey’s activities during the past year.
![Portrait of Keith Schilling](/sites/iowageologicalsurvey.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-01/Schilling-Keith-2019-214x300.jpg?h=55875524&itok=y10RGnqQ)
Funding to support renewable energy industries in Iowa
Thursday, September 23, 2021
State Geologist Keith Schilling is co-PI on a new four-year project funded by the US National Science Foundation through its Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
![A person walking on a streambank](/sites/iowageologicalsurvey.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-01/IMG_0702-225x300.jpg?h=3fac2376&itok=IGWRaBky)
Eroding streambanks contribute phosphorus export
Monday, August 23, 2021
Eroding streambanks contribute a third or more of the phosphorus export from the state, according to estimates from ground-breaking research led by Keith Schilling and Matthew Streeter from the Iowa Geological Survey at the University of Iowa, along with co-investigators from Iowa DNR, Iowa State University and USDA.
![A view of Storm Lake](/sites/iowageologicalsurvey.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-01/Storm%20Lake.jpeg?h=ce3f36ac&itok=kCP9NGRS)
Iowa Geological Survey invites public to discuss new mapping project around Storm Lake
Monday, June 28, 2021
The Iowa Geological Survey at the University of Iowa invites the public to a discussion regarding plans to map the geological features of the Outlet Creek Watershed and the area surrounding Storm Lake.
![Coal](/sites/iowageologicalsurvey.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-01/coal-495x400.jpg?h=b8944338&itok=kc0eoOGX)
Assessing Iowa's critical mineral potential
Thursday, April 8, 2021
The IGS partnered with more than a dozen other state surveys on two projects to assess the geochemistry of selected Pennsylvanian and Devonian bedrock formations.
![A person walking on a streambank](/sites/iowageologicalsurvey.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-01/IMG_0702-225x300.jpg?h=3fac2376&itok=IGWRaBky)
Quantifying the extent of eroding streambanks in Iowa
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
A new research paper by State Geologist Keith Schilling and Iowa DNR collaborators, Calvin Wolter and Jason Palmer, reports, for the first time, the extent of severe streambank erosion occurring in Iowa’s rivers and streams.
Popular Interest
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Bags of rock chips in the IGS Rock Library
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IGS geologists determined that a meteor struck northeast Iowa 470M years ago