FORT DODGE — A consultant is recommending that Fort Dodge remove two dams on the Des Moines River. The plan by Snyder & Associates, of Ankeny, was introduced to the public Wednesday at an open house. It calls for removal of a hydroelectric dam that no longer produces power and a nearby, smaller dam. Nate Hoogeveen, the river programs coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says the goal is to enhance recreation and improve water quality.
The city already is removing a power plant next to the hydro dam but officials say it will be years before the dams and other river enhancements are completed.