List of dam removals in Iowa

This is a list of dams in Iowa that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

Dam^[1]	Height	Year removed	Location	Watercourse	Watershed
Klondike Dam	12 ft (3.7 m)	2013	Lyon County 43°23′10″N 96°31′18″W / 43.3862°N 96.5216°W / 43.3862; -96.5216 (Klondike Dam)	Big Sioux River	Big Sioux River
Quaker Mill Dam^[2]^[3]	22 ft (6.7 m)	2017	Delaware County 42°31′N 91°28′W / 42.51°N 91.47°W / 42.51; -91.47 (Quaker Mill Dam)	Maquoketa River	Maquoketa River
Hopkinton Dam		2004	Hopkinton 42°20′15″N 91°15′27″W / 42.3376°N 91.2576°W / 42.3376; -91.2576 (Hopkinton Dam)
Manchester Dam	11 ft (3.4 m)	2014	Manchester 42°28′56″N 91°27′31″W / 42.4821°N 91.4585°W / 42.4821; -91.4585 (Manchester Dam)
Boone Waterworks Dam	3 ft (0.91 m)	2014	Boone County 42°04′37″N 93°56′12″W / 42.077°N 93.9366°W / 42.077; -93.9366 (Boone Waterworks Dam)	Des Moines River	Des Moines River
Corn Belt Power Dam	5 ft (1.5 m)		Humboldt 42°40′27″N 94°11′24″W / 42.6741°N 94.1901°W / 42.6741; -94.1901 (Corn Belt Power Dam)
Fort Dodge Hydroelectric Dam^[4]^[5]	17 ft (5.2 m)	2020	Webster 42°30′59″N 94°12′01″W / 42.5163°N 94.2003°W / 42.5163; -94.2003 (Fort Dodge Hydroelectric Dam)
Little Dam^[4]^[5]	8 ft (2.4 m)	2019	Fort Dodge 42°29′37″N 94°11′14″W / 42.4937°N 94.1873°W / 42.4937; -94.1873 (Little Dam)
Ice Plant Dam (Zubes Dam)	1 ft (0.30 m)		Hamilton 42°28′25″N 93°48′39″W / 42.4737°N 93.8108°W / 42.4737; -93.8108 (Ice Plant Dam (Zubes Dam))	Boone River
Goldfield Dam	4.5 ft (1.4 m)	2014	Wright County 42°44′12″N 93°55′37″W / 42.7367°N 93.927°W / 42.7367; -93.927 (Goldfield Dam)	Boone River
Plum Creek Dam	2 ft (0.61 m)		Kossuth County 43°06′39″N 94°12′26″W / 43.1109°N 94.2072°W / 43.1109; -94.2072 (Plum Creek Dam)	East Fork Des Moines River
Rockford Dam	8 ft (2.4 m)	2014	Rockford 43°03′01″N 92°56′33″W / 43.0503°N 92.9424°W / 43.0503; -92.9424 (Rockford Dam)	Shell Rock River	Cedar River
Fourth Street Dam	2 ft (0.61 m)		Cerro Gordo County 43°09′19″N 93°11′05″W / 43.1552°N 93.1846°W / 43.1552; -93.1846 (Fourth Street Dam)	Willow Creek
East Lake Park Dam 1	5 ft (1.5 m)	2016	Mason City 43°09′13″N 93°11′10″W / 43.1535°N 93.1862°W / 43.1535; -93.1862 (East Lake Park Dam 1)
East Lake Park Dam 3	5 ft (1.5 m)	2017	Mason City 43°09′18″N 93°11′05″W / 43.1551°N 93.1846°W / 43.1551; -93.1846 (East Lake Park Dam 3)
Vernon Springs Dam	8 ft (2.4 m)	2010	Howard County 43°20′51″N 92°08′16″W / 43.3474°N 92.1378°W / 43.3474; -92.1378 (Vernon Springs Dam)	Turkey River	Turkey River
North Washington Mill Dam	8 ft (2.4 m)		Chickasaw County 43°07′04″N 92°24′38″W / 43.1179°N 92.4106°W / 43.1179; -92.4106 (North Washington Mill Dam)	Little Wapsipinicon River	Wapsipinicon River
Quasqueton Dam	6 ft (1.8 m)	2014	Buchanan County 42°23′34″N 91°45′44″W / 42.3928°N 91.7622°W / 42.3928; -91.7622 (Quasqueton Dam)	Wapsipinicon River	Wapsipinicon River

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