The data for Boone County are summarized in this water planning data fact sheet. Boone County is located in central Iowa just northwest of Des Moines.
Government is the principal economic sector, as measured by employee earnings.
The county contains gently rolling hills and poorly drained plains, the Des Moines River Valley, and small drainage streams. The population of 25,186 is distributed in 10 incorporated cities and the surrounding rural areas. U.S. Highway 30 crosses the center of the county from east to west. State Highways 169 and 17 travel through the county from north to south. This data sheet focuses on water uses that withdraw water from ground and surface water sources.