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Rathbun Lake

524 mi from Columbus

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Cataloged as the #4 public-interest lake or reservoir record for Iowa. Matched to USACE NID record IA00016. Dam/source name: Rathbun Dam. River or stream: CHARITON RIVER. Listed purposes: Fish and Wildlife Pond, Flood Risk Reduction, Navigation, Other, Recreation. This is a catalog metadata record until an observed water-data feed is attached.

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US Army Corps of Engineers
Type
Reservoir metadata record

Ranked from Columbus, OH

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Gage height906.01 ft
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Apr 30, 2026USGS