List of dams and reservoirs in Iowa explained

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 50feet tall with a storage capacity of at least 5000acre.ft, or of any height with a storage capacity of 25000acre.ft.^[1]

Dams and reservoirs in Iowa

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• Coralville Dam, Coralville Lake, United States Army Corps of Engineers
• Dale Maffitt Dam, Dale Maffitt Reservoir, Des Moines Water Works
• Delhi Dam, Lake Delhi, locally owned (breached 2010)
• Lake Icaria Dam, Lake Icaria, Adams County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Lock and Dam No. 9, Big Lake and Lake Winneshiek, USACE
• Lock and Dam No. 10, Mississippi River, USACE
• Lock and Dam No. 11, Mississippi River, USACE
• Lock and Dam No. 12, Mississippi River, USACE
• Lock and Dam No. 13, Lake Clinton, USACE
• Lock and Dam No. 14, Mississippi River, USACE
• Lock and Dam No. 15, Mississippi River, USACE
• Lock and Dam No. 16, Mississippi River, USACE
• Lock and Dam No. 17, Mississippi River, USACE
• Lock and Dam No. 18, Mississippi River, USACE
• Lock and Dam No. 19, Mississippi River, USACE
• Rathbun Dam, Rathbun Lake, USACE
• Red Rock Dam, Lake Red Rock, USACE
• Saylorville Dam, Saylorville Lake, USACE
• Three Mile Reservoir Dam, Three Mile Reservoir, Three Mile Reservoir Agency

Notes and References

1. Web site: Major Dams of the United States. National Atlas of the United States. USGS. September 17, 2009. October 24, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090814080910/http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/dams00x.html. August 14, 2009. dead.