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Rock Creek Lake Watershed Project

Rock Creek Lake: Basic Facts

Location

  • County: Jasper
  • Nearby communities: Kellogg, Newton, Grinnell
The Rock Creek watershed has many ponds.

About the lake

  • Lake size: 491 acres
  • Year built: 1952
  • Length of shoreline: 15 miles
  • Recreational uses: fishing, boating, camping, swimming; known for catfish, bass, bluegill and crappie fishing

About the watershed

  • Watershed size: 26,698 acres
  • Land use:
    • Row crop: 60%
    • CRP land: 14%
    • Pasture: 10%
    • Farmsteads/roads/water/etc: 8%
    • Forest: 4%
    • Grassland: 2%
    • Hayland: 2%

For More Information
Local:
Dan Sorem
Rock Creek Lake Watershed Project Coordinator
(641) 792-4116
Dan.Sorem@ia.usda.gov
Jasper County NRCS Office

Statewide:
Steve Hopkins
DNR Watershed Improvement Program Grants Coordinator
(515) 281-6402
Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov

 

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