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Big Creek State Park

Coordinates: 41°50′18″N 93°45′10″W / 41.83833°N 93.75278°W / 41.83833; -93.75278
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Big Creek State Park
Big Creek State Park is located in Iowa
Big Creek State Park
Big Creek State Park
Big Creek State Park is located in the United States
Big Creek State Park
Big Creek State Park
Coordinates: 41°50′18″N 93°45′10″W / 41.83833°N 93.75278°W / 41.83833; -93.75278
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyPolk
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Big Creek State Park is a 3,550-acre state park located in Polk County, Iowa.[1]

Geography

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Big Creek State Park is a 3,550 acres (1,440 ha) park built alongside the 866 acres (350 ha) manmade Big Creek Lake.[1] Big Creek Lake was created as a result of a diversion dam to the Saylorville Lake Reservoir flood control project in the 1970s.[1] The lake and its associated State Park is located 26 miles outside Des Moines, Iowa.[2]

Ecology

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Known fish species in Big Creek Lake:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "A Guide to Big Creek State Park in Central Iowa". Des Moines Outdoors. May 28, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Big Creek State Park, an Iowa State Park located near Altoona, Ames and Ankeny". www.stateparks.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Big Creek Lake, Iowa, USA Vacation Info - LakeLubbers". Lakes for Vacation, Recreation and Rentals - LakeLubbers. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Krogman, Rebecca M.; Dodd, Benjamin J.; Otting, Andy; Weber, Michael J.; Weber, Robert E. (2022). "Modeled Walleye regulation outcomes in a Midwestern reservoir with varying forage and Walleye density". North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 42 (3): 597–611. doi:10.1002/nafm.10718. ISSN 1548-8675. S2CID 240332772.