Lacey-keosaqua Park Lake Dam

About Lacey-keosaqua Park Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Lacey-keosaqua Park Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Iowa Department Of Natural Resources (state). It impounds the Tr-des Moines near Keosauqua.

The dam stands 47 feet tall and stretches 312 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 23 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 455 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1930, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. Its condition is rated satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. The most recent inspection on record was 06/29/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

At 47 feet, this dam is taller than 92% of dams nationwide.

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