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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 .
The original name of the dam was Junction Hydro, but it was renamed to honor a Consumers board of directors member, Charles W. Tippy. The dam spans the Manistee River about 170 miles west from its headwaters, and approximately 20 miles east of its mouth with Lake Michigan, which includes Manistee Lake in Manistee as well. [1]
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.
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 ).
Boone Dam is located 19 miles (31 km) above the South Fork Holston River's confluence with the North Fork Holston River (which forms the Holston River proper). The Watauga River joins the South Fork Holston almost immediately upstream from the dam, creating a V-shaped reservoir that extends for 17 miles (27 km) up the South Fork Holston (all the way to Bluff City) and for 15 miles (24 km) up ...
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.
The 64,672-acre ranch was originally listed for $250 million 2017. Owner T. Boone Pickens died in 2019 at 91. He first purchased nearly 3,000 acres in Roberts County in 1971 and gradually ...
Lock and Dam No. 14 is a lock and dam located near LeClaire, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River above Davenport, Iowa and Moline, Illinois. The movable portion of the dam is 1,343 feet (409.3 m) long and consists of 13 tainter gates and 4 roller gates. Connected to it is a 1,127 feet (343.5 m) long non-submersible rock fill dike which extends ...