The data for Webster County are summarized in this water planning data fact sheet. Webster County is located in central Iowa.
Service is the principal economic sector, as measured by employee earnings.
The county contains gently rolling hills, poorly drained plains, the Des Moines River Valley and small drainage streams. The population of 40,342 is distributed in 15 incorporated cities and the surrounding rural areas. U.S. Highway 20 and State Highway 175 cross the county from east to west. Highway 169 crosses the county from north to south. This data sheet focuses on water uses that withdraw water from ground and surface water sources.