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Coralville Lake is an artificial lake in Johnson County, Iowa, United States, formed by the Coralville Dam, a dam built from 1949 to 1958 on the Iowa River upstream from the city of Coralville, Iowa. History
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Iowa. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
In 1958, the United States Army Corps of Engineers completed Coralville Dam along the Iowa River, four miles (6 km) north of the city, creating Coralville Lake. Except for the Great Flood of 1993 and the Great Iowa flood of 2008, the dam has helped prevent serious flooding in the city. From June through August 1993, all three of Coralville's ...
The tallest dam in the eastern U.S. is 480-foot (150 m) Fontana Dam in North Carolina, which ranks 20th in height among all U.S. dams. ... Iowa: Coralville Dam: 132 40
A graphic by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources shows how the flow of water over a low-head dam creates a dangerous circular current that can trap and kill water users.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said water in some areas rose above records from 1993, a flood many in the Midwest remember as the worst of their lives. ... water forced its way around the Rapidan Dam and ...
A general view of the exterior of the Xtream Arena is seen, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, at the Iowa River Landing in Coralville, Iowa. Xtream Arena is getting a new professional tenant.
Pages in category "Dams in Iowa" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Coralville Dam; Coralville Lake; D. Delhi Dam; L. Lake Icaria; Lock ...