Keg Creek Lake
General Information
County: Mills
Location: 2 miles southwest of Pacific Junction
Acres: 52.00
Maximum Depth: 9 ft. (1974)
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Keg Creek Lake include:
- Boat Access
- Carry Down Boat Launch
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- 09/15/2015 - 750 Channel Catfish (8")
The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- Bluegill
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: No daily limit on private waters
- Channel Catfish
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined: channel, blue and flathead catfish, 8 fish
- Possession Limit: combined: channel, blue and flathead catfish, 30 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Common Carp
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: May be taken by hand fishing, by snagging, by spear or by bow and arrow, day or night.
- Largemouth Bass
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 3 fish
- Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
- Length Limit: 15-inch minimum
- Other:
Keg Creek Lake is a borrow lake along I-29 in Mills County. Like all the borrow lake in this area the quality of the fish populations are affected by fluctuating water levels and rough fish populations. Keg Creek was last surveyed for fish in 2012 and the results showed black crappie aboundant in the 6.5-inch range. Continued growth of these crappies is needed for them to reach a harvestable size. Bluegills were all equal or less than 7-inches. Common carp ranged from 16 to 22-inches. Largemouth bass were also sampled and ranged from 4 to 14 inches. Channel catfish were sampled in 2017 showing a large year class in the 11 to 13 inch range with fish up to 28 inches. (2019)
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Contacts
Iowa-Caught Fish Are Safe to Eat, In Almost All Cases
The vast majority of Iowa’s streams, rivers and lakes offer safe and high-quality fish that pose little or no threat to human health if consumed. Some limitations may apply for young children and pregnant women. Here’s a Fish Consumption Fact Sheet from the Iowa DNR and the Iowa Dept. of Public Health for more information.