IWC - Iowa Low Head Dams Reference

2010's (1)

2000's (19)

Cedar Rapids, July 29, 2009, Christopher Clark, jet skiing
Des Moines, June 30, 2009, Alan Neely, boating
Independence, July 30, 2007, Rich Droste, swimming
Des Moines, July 4, 2007, Franco Ventura, swimming
Alden, April 29, 2007, Drew Goodknight & Jon Hill, canoeing
Brushy Creek, April 26, 2007, John & Frank Greenwood, fishing
Boone, July 10, 2006, Megan Pavelick, inner tube floating
Humboldt, May 6, 2006, Michael Milligan, fishing
Ames, April 17, 2005, Thomas Manatt, canoeing
Adel, June 15, 2003, Troy Morrison, fishing
Des Moines, August 10, 2002, Steven Nourse, kayaking
August 5, 2002, Leo Schreck & Laurence Ritter, fishing boat capsized below Lock & Dam 19, Keokuk, Lee County
Palisades, July 8, 2002, Norman Kauffman & Merwyn Schlabach,wading
Adel, May 26, 2001, Cory Hart, swimming
Fertile, June 10, 2001, Swimmer jumped into boil at low-head dam

1990's (18)

March 29, 1999, one died after fishing boat capsized below Red Rock Dam, Des Moines River, Marion County
Des Moines, July, 1996, Mark Fetters, boating
Littleton, July 1, 1996, Melvin Lightfoot, Sr. & his son Melvin Lightfoot, Jr., fishing boat capsized
Iowa City, October 4, 1994, Cameron Inghram, fell in just above the dam
Iowa City, June 28, 1994, Brent Hartman, inflatable raft over dam
May 3, 1994, Shane Eaves & Gary Counts, fishing boat capsized below Lock & Dam 19, Keokuk, Lee County
Frederika, July 15, 1992, Kimberley Ann Kingery
Little Sioux, May 31, 1992, Howard & Ronald Gard, fishing boat capsized
Coralville, March 17, 1992, Jeff Brogan & Justin Ramseyer, boat capsized
August 13, 1991, Linda Doyle & son Matthew, canoe capsized at Guttenburg Lock & Dam 10
Iowa City, May 19, 1991, John O'Sullivan, fishing boat overturned
Ottumwa, July 8, 1990, Dave Baxter, fishing boat capsized
Littleton, June 4, 1990, Patrick Graham, attempted rescue of his son who survived