Coralville Dam

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Coralville Dam is a flood-control and recreational dam on the Iowa River in Iowa, known for exposing the nearby Devonian Fossil Gorge after major flood events.

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Coralville Dam canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earthfill dam
flood control structure
recreational dam
basin Mississippi River basin
completedIn 1958
constructionBegan 1949
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createsReservoir Coralville Lake
designedFor downstream flood reduction for Iowa City area
effectOf1993Flood water overtopped spillway and exposed fossil beds
effectOf2008Flood further erosion and exposure of Devonian Fossil Gorge
floodEvent 1993 Midwest floods
2008 Iowa flood
geologicExposureAge Devonian period bedrock
hasAccessRoad yes
hasOverlook yes
hasSpillway yes
hasVisitorCenter yes
height about 100 feet
knownFor exposing Devonian Fossil Gorge during major floods
landmarkType civil engineering project
length about 1,250 feet
locatedIn Johnson County, Iowa
locatedNear Coralville, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
locatedOnRiver Iowa River
maintainedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
nearCity North Liberty, Iowa
nearFeature Devonian Fossil Gorge
nearTransportationRoute Interstate 80
U.S. Route 218
surface form: U.S. Highway 218
opened 1958
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
publicAccess yes
purpose flood control
recreation
water storage
recreationActivity boating on Coralville Lake
camping
fishing
hiking
region eastern Iowa
reservoirName Coralville Lake
riverSystem Iowa River
surface form: Iowa River system
spillwayType concrete overflow spillway
state Iowa

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Devonian Fossil Gorge locatedNear Coralville Dam
Coralville, Iowa hasDam Coralville Dam
Iowa River hasDam Coralville Dam
Coralville Lake hasDam Coralville Dam
Coralville Lake createdBy Coralville Dam