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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 ).
At this point any further flow into the lake is channelled over an emergency spillway to the west of the main dam structure. The record high stage for the reservoir was 892.03 feet (271.89 m) above sea level set on July 11, 1993 during the Great Flood of 1993. Construction of the Saylorville Dam was authorized by Congress in 1958. Excavation ...
West Lake currently has a safe withdrawal capacity of 800,000 gallons a day with a projected daily demand of 2.8 million gallons a day in 20 years.
As of 2016, the most recent Iowa's impaired water list was from 2014. [15] It contained 571 waterbodies with a total of 754 impairments. [15] Water quality problems continue unabated. In 2023, the state general fund eliminated $500,000 in funding of 66 water quality monitors; it was "reallocated" to other conservation programs. [19]
The reservoir is currently pushing out 13,500 cubic feet of water per second. One cubic foot is about 7.5 gallons . “Right now, we’re just trying to evacuate the water as it’s coming in ...
All reservoirs in Iowa should be included in this category. The main article for this category is List of dams and reservoirs in Iowa Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reservoirs in Iowa
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Comprises shoreline on the southernmost glacial lake in Iowa. Brushy Creek State Recreation Area: Webster County: Lehigh: 6,500 2,600 [7] Des Moines River, Brushy Creek Reservoir: Forms one of the state's largest public outdoor recreation properties, with a 690-acre (280 ha) reservoir. Cedar Rock State Park: Buchanan County: Quasqueton: 423 171 ...