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Lake Red Rock, also referred to as Red Rock Reservoir is a reservoir formed by Red Rock Dam on the Des Moines River, about 41 miles (66 km) southeast of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. The dam was completed in 1969 as a Flood control project by the United States Army Corps of Engineers , creating the largest lake in Iowa .
Red Rock Dam is a dam in central Iowa, United States, on the Des Moines River, forming Lake Red Rock. It is contained entirely within Marion County. The nearest cities are Pella to the northeast, and Knoxville to the southwest. The dam consists of a rolled earthfill embankment and a gravity concrete control section.
Cordova Tower in Marion County, Iowa. Cordova Tower is an observation tower located in Cordova Park in Marion County, Iowa. [1] The tower is seated on the north side of Lake Red Rock and equidistant from the four Marion County towns of Pella, Knoxville, Monroe, and Otley.
There were enough rain and river swelling in the Des Moines, Rock and Little Sioux rivers, among others, to break flood level records at 16 locations in Iowa, Reynolds said.
Brooks urged residents to stay updated on lake levels and alerts by local county officials. A drone image shows homes submerged in flood water from the Catawba River Saturday, September 28, 2024.
The lake and dam is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District. At its normal level of 836 feet (255 m) above sea level, Saylorville Lake covers an area of 5,950 acres (24 km 2) or 9.3 square miles (24.1 km 2) and reaches some 17 miles (27 km) upstream.
Red Rock Lake or Lake Red Rock appears in the names of at least 19 geographic entities. Among these are: Lake Red Rock (Des Moines River), a reservoir on the Des Moines River, southwest of Des Moines, Iowa; Red Rock Lakes Wilderness, in Montana; Red Rock Lake is a lake in Glacier National Park, Montana
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