Upper Dam


River/Stream: Upper Iowa River

Location: east of Decorah, Winneshiek County
        Latitude: 43.322141
        Longitude: -91.686532
        Click here to view an aerial map of the dam.

Built: 1895

Owner: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Height: 16 feet

Length: 123 feet

Hazards: usage, height, visibility, drowning

Portage: river left

Comments: deteriorating; state access


Fatalities 1

  • July 20, 2013 - swimmer Eric Langland