Burlington Street Dam


River/Stream: Iowa River

Location: Iowa City, Johnson County
        Latitude: 41.657758
        Longitude: -91.540989
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Built: 1906

Owner: University of Iowa

Height: 11 feet

Length: 300 feet

Hazards: drownings, portage, urban

Warning Signs:

Portage:

Comments: many close calls with bridge jumpers


Fatalities 5

  • October 4, 1994 - Cameron Inghram, fell in just above the dam
  • June 28, 1994 - Brent Hartman, inflatable raft over dam
  • May 19, 1991 - John O'Sullivan, fishing boat overturned
  • June 25, 1973 - Michael Canavan, inflatable raft swept over dam
  • June 16, 1965 - John Neuzil, intentionally floated into the boil on inner tubes in an attempt to retrieve entrapped beach balls