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= Gray's Lake Park =
'''Gray's Lake Park''' is a park containing [[Gray's Lake]] in [[Des Moines, Iowa]] and covers 166.6 acres.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gray's Lake Park |url=https://www.dsm.city/business_detail_T6_R58.php |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=www.dsm.city |language=en}}</ref> The park has a trail encompassing the lake and a pedestrian bridge over part of the lake. Located just southwest of downtown at 2101 Fleur Dr, Des Moines, IA.<ref name=":0" /> The park is linked with the system of trails that travel throughout the city.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=DSMOutdoors |date=2021-04-08 |title=A Guide to Gray's Lake Park in Des Moines |url=https://desmoinesoutdoors.com/a-guide-to-grays-lake-park-in-des-moines/ |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=Des Moines Outdoors |language=en-us}}</ref>
The lake spans 96.00 acres and is 16.4 ft at its deepest point.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Grays Lake - Iowa DNR |url=https://www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/Where-to-Fish/Lakes-Ponds-Reservoirs/Lake-Details?lakeCode=GRL77 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=www.iowadnr.gov}}</ref> Gray's Lakes popular fish are Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Largemouth Bass, River Carpsucker, White Crappie, Wiper, and Yellow Bass.<ref name=":2" />
The Kruidenier Trail pedestrian bridge that crosses the lake was designed by Cal Lewis. It is 1,400 feet long and 16 foot wide and cuts across the lake connecting on either side of the path around the lake. Lights on both sides of the bridge illuminate the path of the bridge at night with many colors.<ref name=":1" />
The park has a beach on the west side of the lake with a nearby concession stand with restrooms at both the concession stand and beach.<ref name=":1" />
== History ==
Gray’s Lake was formed as an [[oxbow lake]] from the nearby [[Raccoon River]]. In the 1950s a rock and sand quarry expanded the lake to its current size of almost 100 acres. After residents advocated for the creation of a park for the lake, the city bought the land around the lake, and created Gray’s Lake Park in 1970. After the [[Great Flood of 1993|flood of 1993]] damaged the area, a local couple by the name Kruidenier donated money for renovations of the park that brought the park to its current
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