River/Stream: Shell Rock River
Location: Rockford, Floyd County
Owners: Margaret Zeran, Floyd County Conservation Board
Height: 5 ft.
Length: 70 ft.
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Comment: Floyd County Conservation Director Doug Schroeder said a 2003 inspection of the 138-year-old dam indicated it was in poor condition and in need of extensive repairs. Jon Garton of the DNR Water Resources Section reported following a September, 2010, inspection that "the dam is currently in a state of failure."
On March 9, 2011, Globe Gazette reported that the Floyd County Board of Supervisors agreed to purchase Margaret Zeran's interest in the failed Rockford dam for $1,500 so the dam can be removed.
