Red Rock Reservoir--Roberts Creek Park (upper end)

Red Rock Reservoir--Roberts Creek Park (upper end)

Otley, Iowa 50214

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About this Location

The north end of Roberts Creek Park is reached from Elk Horn. This is an area of shallow wetlands and grasslands when water levels are low and mucky shallows after a flood event.

About Red Rock Reservoir IBA

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The entire area is important as a resting area for large concentrations of migrating waterfowl, gulls, and shorebirds. The area is also critical as a wintering area for large numbers of Bald Eagles. Nesting birds include Bobolink, Cerulean Warbler, Black-billed Cuckoo, Wood Thrush, and in some years Kentucky Warbler.

The Red Rock Dam is about five miles southwest of Pella; the refuge area extends northwest beyond Runnells in Polk County to near Hartford in Warren County.

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Last updated June 20, 2023