River/Stream: Boone River
Location: Goldfield, Wright County
Latitude: 42.7367171745021
Longitude: -93.9269717439071
Built: 1934. Rehabilitation to rock arch rapids completed in 2014.
View of dam after conversion to rock arch rapids courtesy of Nate Hoogeveen.
Owner: City of Goldfield
Height: 4.5 feet
Length: 50 feet
Hazards: drowning, varying, visibility -- significantly reduced by rehabilitation project
Comments:
Fatalities:
Pre-Mitigation
Pre-conversion archive photos courtesy of Dave Hillman
Post-Mitigation
View of dam after conversion to rock arch rapids (3rd photo) courtesy of Nate Hoogeveen