River/Stream: Cedar River
Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn County
Latitude: 41.978928
Longitude: -91.672659
Built: municipal dam completed in 1918, replaced by 5-in-1 in 1978
Owner: City of Cedar Rapids
Height: 30 feet
Length: 515 feet
Hazards: drowning
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Portage:
Comments: obvious impoundment
The municipal dam was completed in 1918 and was constructed of concrete with hinged wooden flashboards along the top to raise or lower the effective height. This dam was removed when a new dam was installed in 1978 as part of the replacement of the B Avenue, NE-F Avenue, NW Bridge.
Fatalities 3
- June 30, 1922, John Meyers, fell in while fishing
- May 22, 1911, canoeist Leo Kelly over dam, searcher Henry Warner's boat overturned
Photos by David Leskowicz