River/Stream: Turkey River
Location: Clermont, Fayette County
Latitude: 42.99795
Longitude: -91.65835
Built: 1863
Owner: City of Clermont
Height: 5 feet
Length: 110 feet
Hazards: varying, usage, visibility, drowning
Warning Signs: need improvement
Portage: marginally steep but good portage trail on right river bank in River park. Left river bank private property steep, with no portage options.
Comments: deteriorating
Fatalities 2
- June 8, 2020 - Sharon Kahn & Vicki Hodge, went over the dam while tubing
October 2015 view of dam. Photo by Lyle Danielson.
Upstream view of the dam horizon line.
This warning sign is not visible from the river. Photo by Dave Hillman.
