Its network of prairie and wetlands make Welch Lake Complex key protector of West Okoboji Lake
August 18, 2026
August 18, 2026
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 18 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
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Its network of prairie and wetlands make Welch Lake Complex key protector of West Okoboji Lake
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For the past three decades, the 1,475-acre Welch Lake complex has been protecting the water quality of Iowa's highest profile lake - West Okoboji Lake - by filtering 16 percent of its watershed through 56 natural and restored wetlands . . .
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Its network of prairie and wetlands make Welch Lake Complex key protector of West Okoboji Lake
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For the past three decades, the 1,475-acre Welch Lake complex has been protecting the water quality of Iowa's highest profile lake - West Okoboji Lake - by filtering 16 percent of its watershed through 56 natural and restored wetlands . . .