New look at $117 million plan for Des Moines' rivers and streams

The Des Moines Register :

Backers of a $117 million plan to bring recreation to downtown Des Moines' rivers and create a network of 80 water trails across central Iowa released new details about the project this week.

The centerpiece is a series of whitewater features that would replace three dangerous low-head dams along the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers and draw kayakers, paddlers and even surfers to the downtown waters.