River/Stream: Iowa River
Location: Iowa City, Johnson County
Latitude: 41.657758
Longitude: -91.540989
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
