June 12, 2001 rain event.

During the previous week there has been a lot of tillage done for soybean planting so the soil and cornstalks were loose on the surface. Then a quick downpour came and scenes above and below occurred.

This is what our creek looked like downstream after the downpour occurred.

So far this is the fourth time the creek has been muddied by erosion mostly from tilled fields.

Loss of topsoil and effects on production