River/Stream: Iowa River
Location: Iowa City, Johnson County
Owner: University of Iowa
Height: 11 ft.
Length: 300 ft.
Warning Signs:
Portage:
Comments: many close calls with bridge jumpers
Documented Fatalitites: 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
