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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).
All reservoirs in Iowa should be included in this category. The main article for this category is List of dams and reservoirs in Iowa;
Red Rock Dam (Iowa) S. Saylorville Lake; Sundown Lake This page was last edited on 24 December 2023, at 10:26 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
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. Lake Red Rock was ...
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a 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).
Lock and Dam No. 16 is a lock and dam located near Muscatine, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 457.2. The movable portion of the dam is 1,315 feet (400.8 m) long and consists of 4 roller gates and 15 Tainter gates .
Lock and Dam No. 19 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa. In 1978, the Keokuk Lock and Dam was listed in the National Register of Historic Places , #78001234. In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 19 Historic District, #04000179 covering 1,605 acres ...
The dam itself is rolled earthfill construction and is 10,129 feet (3,087 m) long, 30 feet (9.1 m) wide at the top, and rises 100 feet (30 m) above the streambed. Operation as a multi-purpose unit began November 1969 and the top of multi-purpose pool (904 ft (276 m) msl) was reached on October 10, 1970.