JOHNSTON, Iowa — Part of the Neal Smith Trail at Saylorville Lake will close for two weeks starting Monday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the section of the trail between the Bob Shetler ...

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa (KCAU) — After going silent in recent years, a plan to develop a bike trail helping bicyclists get from the Iowa Great Lakes all the way to Carroll and eventually to Des Moines ...

The 26-mile Neal Smith Trail connects downtown Des Moines to Saylorville Lake and Big Creek State Park. It's part of over 800 miles of trails to enjoy in central Iowa.

The Iowa Great Lakes Connection Five-County Trail would complete a bike trail from Spirit Lake to Carroll through Dickinson, Clay, Buena Vista, Sac, and Carroll counties.

As of the afternoon of June 25, the lake was at 844.27 feet, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ river gauge data. That number is climbing and will be at 845 feet soon, Magneson said ...

For reference, the record high pool elevation at the lake was during the historic flooding of 1993 at 892.03 feet, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ river gauge data.

As of Wednesday morning, Saylorville Lake is sitting at just over 870 feet. With Tuesday's heavy rainfall, the lake picked up around two feet of water in 24 hours.

What is the forecast for Saylorville Lake’s water level during the July 4 th weekend? The level at the lake is forecasted as of June 25 to rise to 874 feet above sea level sometime by July 5 and ...