River/Stream: Shell Rock River
Location: Northwood, Worth County
Latitude: 43.437144
Longitude: -96.166937
Built: 1908
Owner: City of Northwood
Height: 1.5 feet
Length: 35 feet
Warning Signs:
Portage:
Comments: dangerous low water bridge 40 feet downstream from the dam
Another cross-river obstruction can be observed in the aerial map approximately one mile downstream.
Photos by Dave Hillman
Fatalities 2
- May 3, 1940 - John Helsted, age 2, found floating near the dam
- March 31, 1933 - N.B. Dorman, boat over dam after motor failure
Note: These fatalities occurred at a dam that once provided power for a grist mill. The mill and dam are gone.
