PhotoEssay of Kayaking the Des Moines River
by Gerry Rowland of Des Moines IA

The power of water, Ft. Dodge
May 1999

This is the dangerous lower dam in full flood. I took out with some difficulty on the far shore last fall, and had an extended discussion with a local peace officer. There is now an access point below the dam, under the towering railroad trestle south of Business 169/20.

 

Des Moines River Valley, Fraser
May 1999

40 miles south of Ft. Dodge, the wooded bluffs lead to a man-made wonder...boat ramps above and below the low, but dangerous, Fraser dam. A local resident stopped and showed me a snapping turtle during my portage along the way.

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