Saylorville Lake Boat Ramps

9 boat launches are mapped on Saylorville Lake in Polk County, Iowa.

4 of these launches include facility details from Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Saylorville Lake facts

Surface area	5,428 acres
Type	Reservoir
Average depth	about 14 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Surface elevation	2,733 ft above sea level
Dam	Saylorville Dam, completed 1975
Dam size	125 ft high, 6,658 ft long, gravity dam
Dam purposes	Flood Risk Reduction, Recreation, Water Supply
Dam owner	USACE - Rock Island District (Federal)
Normal storage	74,000 acre-feet
Impounded stream	Des Moines River

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID IA00017). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.