Walters Creek Watershed Site 29-3

Walters Creek Watershed Site 29-3 is an earth dam located in Adams County, Iowa, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Walters Creek Watershed Site 29-3

The primary purpose of Walters Creek Watershed Site 29-3 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-kemp Creek near Lake Icaria.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 443 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 53 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1969, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 07/31/1973. That was over 52 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyAdams
Nearest CityLake Icaria
River/StreamTr-kemp Creek
Coordinates41.07240, -94.67440

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length443 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage53 acre-ft
Max Storage53 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area5 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
Last Inspection07/31/1973
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00063
Federal IDIA00063
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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