River/Stream: Maquoketa River
Location: Upstream from Manchester, Delaware County
Owner: Iowa Electric Light and Power
Height: 22 ft.
Length: 196 ft.
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Portage: Warning!!! Some advise portage on river-right (west bank.) Click here to view Rogue Paddler's description of Maquoketa River portages. However, the Iowa DNR published a new Expedition & Fishing Guide for the Maquoketa River indicates this dam should be portaged river left.
Documented Fatalities: 2
- July 18, 1968, Bill Tibbott, seining for fish
- July 17, 1948, fisherman Jerry Kirby, fell during attempt to climb from the dam to the pier
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