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The Boone River is a tributary of the Des Moines River in north-central Iowa in the United States. It is 111 miles (179 km) long [ 2 ] and drains an area of 895 square miles (2,320 km 2 ). [ 3 ] Via the Des Moines River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River .
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 ).
Tippy Dam State Recreation Area is managed and operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources as a state park. Just below Tippy Dam is one of the finest trout, steelhead, and salmon fishing areas in Michigan. During the fall salmon run anglers line the banks shoulder to shoulder trying to catch king salmon that can weigh well over 20 ...
Ledges State Park is a state park in Boone County, Iowa, United States, located approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the city of Boone. The park contains a sandstone gorge carved by Pea's Creek, a tributary of the Des Moines River. The gorge is 100 feet (30 m) deep in places, with concretions jutting from the cliffs.
Bear Creek (Upper Iowa River tributary) Bear Creek (Yellow River tributary) Beaver Creek (Polk County, Iowa) Bee Branch Creek; Big Creek (Des Moines River tributary) Big Sioux River; Billups Branch; Bloody Run (Iowa) Blue Earth River; Bluebell Creek (Iowa) Bluebird Creek; Bluff Creek (Des Moines River tributary) Boone River; Boyer River (Iowa ...
Madeline Heim is a Report for America corps reporter who writes about environmental issues in the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin. Contact her at (920) 996-7266 or mheim@gannett.com .
Don Williams County Park is a park in Boone County, Iowa, north of Ogden. It surrounds Don Williams Reservoir, which flooded during the construction of a dam. It is 600 acres and includes a 150-acre lake. The campground is open from April 15 to October 15. The park is also the headquarters for Boone County Conservation.
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.