Big Creek State Park

State Park in Iowa, United States

Big Creek State Park

State Park

Big Creek State Park

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Coordinates: 41°50′18″N 93°45′10″W﻿ / ﻿41.83833°N 93.75278°W﻿ / 41.83833; -93.75278
Country| United States
State| Iowa
County| Polk
Time zone| UTC-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]

* Lepomis macrochirus (Bluegill)
* Ictalurus punctatus (Channel catfish)
* Pomoxis (Crappie)
* Sander vitreus (Walleye)[4]
* Micropterus salmoides (Largemouth bass)
* Micropterus dolomieu (Smallmouth bass)
* Esox masquinongy (Muskie)

## 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.

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* Effigy Mounds

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* Ocheyedan Mound
* Old State Quarry
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* Saint James Lutheran Church
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* Sheeder Prairie
* Silver Lake Fen
* Silvers-Smith Woods
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* Turin Loess Hills
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* Williams Prairie
* Wittrock Indian Village
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