🇺🇸 Saylorville Lake
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Best directionW
Wind speed12–20kt
SeasonMay – Sep
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterFlat
Ridden forKitesurfing
A reservoir just north of Des Moines. Genuinely limited kitesurfing-specific documentation found — included on general regional grounds.
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Getting thereJust 20 minutes north of Des Moines, Iowa, via I-35 and Highway 415. A car is needed for the Army Corps of Engineers recreation areas; free parking at the…
HazardsLarge amounts of floating driftwood, submerged logs, and shifting sandbars tied to seasonal flood control. Watch for a moderate…
Best time of dayAfternoon, when regional S or NW fronts get a thermal boost across the flat Iowa cornfields. Autumn and…
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