Big Creek State Park is a public recreation area located north-northwest of Des Moines in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The park's features include an 18-hole disc golf course, hiking trails, a swimming beach, a fishing jetty and boat ramps.
Geography Big Creek State Park was built alongside the manmade Big Creek Lake. Big Creek Lake was created as a result of a diversion dam to the Saylorville Lake Reservoir flood control project in the 1970s.
Ecology Known fish species in Big Creek Lake:
Lepomis macrochirus (Bluegill) Ictalurus punctatus (Channel catfish) Pomoxis (Crappie) Sander vitreus (Walleye) Micropterus salmoides (Largemouth bass) Micropterus dolomieu (Smallmouth bass) Esox masquinongy (Muskie)
References
External links Big Creek State Park Iowa Department of Natural Resources Big Creek State Park Map Iowa Department of Natural Resources