Where is Richfield dam (metro)??

[Stick500]

In the Carp forum one of the posters mentioned "the Richfield dam downtown" when referring to good metro carp spots in the spring

I asked in the thread specifically where that was a couple of weeks ago, but haven't got an answer yet

I imagine the "downtown" part means Minneapolis, but I don't know that for sure- On Google maps I don't see any rivers or streams in the suburb of Richfield that would have a dam

so where in the heck is this Richfield dam? Any ideas? Could it be the lock and dam under the Stone Bridge, just below St. Anthony's? I don't see any downtown streets called Richfield or any creeks called Richfield. Totally perplexed!

I love fishing carp at dams and would like to check this place out

thanks in advance for any info

[JBMasterAngler]

I read that thread also. I assumed he was referring to the ford dam. The only other thing I could think of, was maybe there are dams on the backwater lakes of the minnesota river that control water levels/divert water to main channel?

[Stick500]

I considered that too that he might be referring to Ford dam, but it's not in Richfield nor downtown! I am still hoping he was talking about something I didn't know about already...

[delcecchi]

I looked at Google Earth and didn't see anything either. Maybe something on Minnehaha Creek, over by Lake Hiawatha?

[bobbymalone]

I don't think there is a such a thing as the "Richfield dam"

There are some spots around the stone arch bridge that are excellent carping spots downtown. You can usually see big carp swimming around if you look off the bridge.

[Slabasaurus]

Perhaps they were referring to the Rum River dam in downtown Anoka?

[Stick500]

Perhaps they were referring to the Rum River dam in downtown Anoka?

I did a Google search and there was a Mrs. Agnes Richfield, age 73, retired schoolteacher, who lived one block from the Anoka Dam in 1952. So maybe that's it.

[BartmanMN]

Ah ha. You may have cracked the riddle.

[Raider4ever]

"I did a Google search and there was a Mrs. Agnes Richfield, age 73, retired schoolteacher, who lived one block from the Anoka Dam in 1952. So maybe that's it."

AND that's where she dumped the bodies of her "naughty" students?

[Stick500]

Ah ha. You may have cracked the riddle.

ah, I just made all that up

still at a complete dead end on this

[Stick500]

Figured out the mystery!

The poster came on and said he meant Northfield dam, not Richfield!

It's down on the Cannon River past Elko.

Well, at least I do have a new dam to fish that's less than an hour way.

Thanks for the help on trying to figure it out.

[delcecchi]

(Emily Littela voice) "Oh, that's different. Never Mind"