MidAmerican Energy ponds (restricted access)

MidAmerican Energy ponds (restricted access)

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About this Location

Important Bird Area.
South of Council Bluffs. Access is now unavailable and only the NORTH pond can be viewed from outside the complex. SOUTH POND, viewable only from on site: Access unavailable. NORTH POND, viewing from public road, permission not needed: Take Hwy. 370 east off I-29 (Bellevue exit), crossing over the interstate. Take the first left (L-31/195th), a gravel road going north along the interstate. Follow this 2.75 miles to your first left, Basswood Ave., a dead-end road. Follow Basswood west just back over the interstate, and park along the shoulder.

Features

  • Roadside viewing

  • Entrance fee

Content from Iowa Ornithologists' Union