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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.
The lowland areas of the park are regularly flooded by the Des Moines River. In the 1970s, the state created a dam to form Saylorville Lake on the Des Moines River. This action has resulted in repeated flooding of low-lying areas of the park for decades. A group called The Iowa Citizens to Save Ledges State Park was organized in 1972 in protest ...
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Big Creek State Park is a 3,550 acres (1,440 ha) park built alongside the 866 acres (350 ha) manmade Big Creek Lake. [1] Big Creek Lake was created as a result of a diversion dam to the Saylorville Lake Reservoir flood control project in the 1970s. [1] The lake and its associated State Park is located 26 miles outside Des Moines, Iowa. [2]
Access to Oak Grove beach, some boat ramps and more will remain closed until Saylorville Lake levels drop, which can be a slow process. Iowa flooding could push Saylorville Lake water levels up 30 ...
Iowa 415 crosses the Barrier Dam on the northern edge of Saylorville Lake. Iowa Highway 415 was designated in 1959, first appearing on state maps in 1960, as a spur route from Des Moines to Polk City. It was created from an abandoned segment of Iowa Highway 60, which had been relocated to the west. [2]
The overlook from Pikes Peak State Park in McGregor, in northeast Iowa, is seen on Aug. 25, 2015. Pikes Peak, located in McGregor, came in 47th place overall, with the park's overlook getting ...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed zebra mussels, an invasive species, were found in Saylorville Lake. Zebra mussels confirmed in Saylorville Lake. How do they spread?