§ 02 — OVERVIEW
Tailwater West Day Use Area is a day-use facility located along the tailwaters of the Coralville Lake Dam. Coralville Lake is a multiple use project providing benefits in flood control and low flow augmentation, as well as recreation, fish and wildlife management and forest management.
Coralville Lake provides many recreational opportunities, including boating, camping, hiking, mountain biking, lake and river fishing, swimming, water skiing, picnicking and hunting.
Visitors enjoy Coralville Lake for boating, fishing, swimming and water activities. Anglers will find large and smallmouth bass, crappie, walleye and catfish. Several trails are within the Dam Complex, including Squire Point, Woodpecker Trail, Tailwater Riverwalk and barrier-free Veterans Trail. The Devonian Fossil Gorge is just below the dam, offering a unique opportunity to explore a 375-million-year old sea floor and discover fossil remains of sea life that once inhabited this tropical marine environment. Twenty discovery points can be found throughout the site along with a cell phone audio tour. Turkey Creek Disc Golf Course is located in the Dam Complex and offers nine partially wooden and open holes.
The day-use location offers a large group picnic area with drinking water and electric. Amenities include flush toilets, playground, accessible fishing pier and accessible hiking trail.
Coralville Lake is located in the Iowa River Valley, just north of Iowa City. Tailwater West Day Use lies among a heavily wooded forest of mixed hardwood species on the west side of the dam. Wildlife is abundant throughout the project. White-tailed deer, turkeys, pheasants, waterfowl, song birds and other species roam the lands around the lake.
§ 03 — CONDITIONS
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§ 04 — SIGNAL
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§ 06 — REVIEWS
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§ 01 — VITALS
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Based on FCC availability data. Actual signal may vary in remote terrain.
Jun
79°F
Sunny
0 to 10 mph NW
Sat
80°F
Sunny
5 mph W
Sun
71°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
10 to 15 mph E
Mon
75°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny
10 mph NE
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78°F
Mostly Sunny
0 to 5 mph E
Wed
79°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Sunny
5 to 10 mph W
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79°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
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