Clarinda Dam


River/Stream: West Nodaway River

Location: Clarinda, Page County
        Latitude: 40.741936
        Longitude: -95.013803
        Click here to view an aerial map of the dam.

Built: 1958

Owner: City of Clarinda

Height: 8 feet

Length: 130 feet

Hazards: drowning, visibility

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Fatalities 2

  • July 5, 2019 -- Jerrimiah Bryant Smiley, paddled his kayak over dam into undertow
  • July 19, 2011 -- Deontae Haynes, swimmng too close below dam
  • Seeking details of three other drownings dating back to the 1980s

Photo courtesy of Bob Eschliman