River/Stream: Cedar River
Location: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County
Owner: City of Cedar Falls
Height (ft.): 12
Hazards: visibility, portage, urban, height
Warning Signs: do not meet current standards
Portage: Construction is not complete, but there is a usable trail. Take out on river left at the beach between the Island Park boat docks and the bridge. Follow the bike trail under the bridge, and put back in at a shallow cove below the dam. Distance is approximately 100 yards.
Comments: canoeists and jet skier survived accidental runnings of tainter gates. Do not paddle under the bridge towards the dam.
Clay Hole Park and Play
Whitewater kayakers gather at a breeched "beautification" dam approximately 600 yards downstream from the tainter gate dam in Cedar Falls. Click here to see the description of Clay Hole on American Whitewater.
Paddlers and other river users are urged to avoid the sticky hydraulic that forms to the west (river right) of "D" hole.
