River/Stream: Yellow River
Location: about 8 miles downstream from Volney, Allamakee County
Owner: Kurt Warner
Height (ft.): now a low water crossing
Warning Signs:
Portage: No longer needed.
Fatalities:
Update as of April 22, 2011: The large concrete crossing on the Yellow River between Sixteen Bridge and Ion was removed in December, and in early April a low-water crossing was installed. While stream bank / floodplain restoration and in-channel fish habitat work will continue into mid-May, the area is safe for paddling and portaging is no longer necessary. The water trails conservation crew has developed a planting plan to re-establish the riparian plant community in a restored floodplain.
