Last updated: 11/06/2011
River/Stream: Des Moines River
 
Location: Des Moines, Polk County
        Latitude: 41.5916856185092
        Longitude: -93.6187043360286
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Built: 1917
 
Owner: City of Des Moines
 
Height: 15 ft.
 
Length: 364 ft.
 
Hazards: drownings, urban, portage, visibility
 
Portage: none
 
Warning Signs: City has worked to improve signage
 
Comments: cabling above dam has been utilized by power boaters. New cabling and signage installed late 2009.
 
Documented Fatalitites: 16
 
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