West Douglas Watershed Site E-1

West Douglas Watershed Site E-1 is an earth dam located in Adams County, Iowa, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About West Douglas Watershed Site E-1

The primary purpose of West Douglas Watershed Site E-1 is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Adams County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-middle Nodaway near Villisca.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 580 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 50 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1968, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyAdams
Nearest CityVillisca
River/StreamTr-middle Nodaway
Coordinates41.02150, -94.90840

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length580 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage50 acre-ft
Max Storage50 acre-ft
Normal Storage24 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerAdams County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00046
Federal IDIA00046
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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