Lake Red Rock (Des Moines River)

Lake Red Rock
Location of Lake Red Rock in Iowa, USA.
Location of Lake Red Rock in Iowa, USA.
Lake Red Rock
Location of Lake Red Rock in Iowa, USA.
Location of Lake Red Rock in Iowa, USA.
Lake Red Rock
LocationMarion County,
 Iowa,
 United States
Coordinates41°24′19″N 93°02′49″W / 41.40528°N 93.04694°W / 41.40528; -93.04694
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsDes Moines River
Primary outflowsDes Moines River
Catchment area12,000 sq mi (31,080 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length11 mi (18 km)
Surface area15,520 acres (62.81 km2)
max: 70,000 acres (283.28 km2)
Surface elevation742 ft (226 m)
USGS topographical map of Lake Red Rock, showing Red Rock Dam, and left-center, the mouth of White Breast Creek
Red Rock Dam and Lake Red Rock (Army Corps of Engineers)

Lake Red Rock, also referred to as Red Rock Reservoir is a reservoir formed by Red Rock Dam on the Des Moines River, about 41 miles (66 km) southeast of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. 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.