Moorhead Pioneer Park Dam

Moorhead Pioneer Park Dam is an earth dam located in Allamakee County, Iowa, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.

About Moorhead Pioneer Park Dam

The primary purpose of Moorhead Pioneer Park Dam 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 Ralph M Sweeney (private). It impounds the Tr-village Creek near Village Creek.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 440 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 35 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1965, 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. Its condition is rated satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. The most recent inspection on record was 06/23/2022.

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Low HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyAllamakee
Nearest CityVillage Creek
River/StreamTr-village Creek
Coordinates43.28620, -91.48030

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length440 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage35 acre-ft
Max Storage35 acre-ft
Normal Storage17 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRalph M Sweeney
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection06/23/2022
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00079
Federal IDIA00079
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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