Nashua Impoundment (Cedar Lake)
General Information
County: Chickasaw
Location: Located on the east edge of Nashua.
Acres: 200.00
Maximum Depth: 10 ft. ( - No year listed)
Motoring Restrictions:
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Nashua Impoundment (Cedar Lake) include:
- Boat Access
- Picnic Area
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
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No known aquatic invasive species have been found
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, 15 fish
- Possession Limit: combined: channel, blue and flathead catfish, 30 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Largemouth Bass
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 3 fish
- Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
- Length Limit: 12-inch minimum
- Other:
- Smallmouth Bass
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 3 fish
- Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
- Length Limit: 12-inch minimum
- Other:
- Walleye
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined walleye, sauger and saugeye; 5 fish
- Possession Limit: combined walleye, sauger and saugeye; 10 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
Cedar Lake is an impoundment on the Cedar River in Nashua. The dam, originally built in 1916, was the site of the hydro-electric powerhouse for Cedar Valley Electric Power Plant operating until 1963 when a flood shut it down. After years of minimal operation, the dam was renovated in 1989/90 allowing the plant to generate electricity again. The lake maintains an outstanding Channel Cat fishery and is stocked annually with fingerling Walleye.(2023)
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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.