Lake Red Rock (Des Moines River)

Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Red Rock
image_lake = Red Rock Lake Des Moines River.jpg
caption_lake = (Army Corps of Engineers)
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location = Marion County, Iowa
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type = reservoir
inflow = Des Moines River
outflow = Des Moines River
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basin_countries = United States
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Lake Red Rock, also referred to as Red Rock Reservoir is a reservoir formed by Red Rock Dam on the Des Moines River, about 55 miles southeast of the city of Des Moines, Iowa. 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. The lake is essentially confined to Marion County. The damface is a few miles west and south of Pella, and similarly, a few miles northeast of Knoxville.

Tremendous recreational development dominates the lakeshore, with camping, boating and fishing being the three biggest items, but trails are present also. The state maintains Elk Rock State Park on both sides of the lake while Roberts Creek Park is managed by the Marion County Conservation Board.

The Army Corps of Engineers maintains several campgrounds as well: White Breast Recreation Area, Ivans Recreation Area, Wallashuck Recreation Area, Howell Station Recreation Area, and the North Overlook Recreation Area. There is also a "water trail", where one can float down the Des Moines River from the southwest corner of Polk County to the lake up to Red Rock Dam. Coast Guard Auxiliary [http://www.flotilla4.org Flotilla 4] provides boating safety education and free vessel safety checks to boaters in the area.

A major landmark is what is locally called "Mile Long Bridge", carrying Iowa Highway 14 at its upstream end.

ources

* [http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/redrock/ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Lake Red Rock]
* [http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/projects.cfm?Id=B515070 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Corps Lake Gateway – Lake Red Rock]
* [http://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA271741 Red Rock Dam]
* [http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=07100008 EPA statistics]
*PDF| [http://te-webserver.cce.iastate.edu/research/lutz/dmrwqn/cp35%20annual/annual_cp35_online.pdf Water Quality Studies — Red Rock and Saylorville Reservoirs] |4.01 MiB
* [http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getwatershed?07100008/www/cgi-bin/lookup/getwatershed USGS data]
* [http://www.iowadnr.com/parks/state_park_list/elk_rock.html Elk Creek State Park (Iowa DNR)]
* [http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/RedRock/recreation/camping/robertscreek.htm Roberts Creek Park]
* [http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/RedRock/recreation/camping/whitebreast.htm White Breast campground]
* [http://www.desmoinesriver.org/gazebo/yelred.html Des Moines River Water Trail]
* [http://www.visitusa.com/iowa/lakes/lake-redrock.htm Visit USA (commercial site)]
* [http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r3/redrock.htm Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (USGS, birdwatching site)]
* [http://www.rryc.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=0&club_id=593214 Red Rock Yacht Club (excellent organization and site)]
* [http://limnology.eeob.iastate.edu/lakereport/Hypsograph.aspx?Lake_ID=003 Hypsograph]
* [http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/redrock/maps/default.htm Army Corps Map]
* [http://www.flotilla4.org Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 4]