River/Stream: Des Moines River

Built: 1938

Owner: City of Des Moines

Height: 5 feet

Length: 440 feet

Hazards: drowning, urban, portage, varying, visibility

Warning Signs: dam warning signs on every arch - both Scott Street and River Street pedestrian bridges. Also, every arch of the River Street pedestrian bridge has rescue lines down to the river attached to orange buoys. Additional signs warn bridge pedestrians of dam danger.

Portage:

Comments: the dam is not visible in aerial photographs (e.g. Google maps) because it is obscured by the bridge over it.

Paddle craft not allowed in the area between the Center Street and Scott Street dams.