Davids Creek Watershed Site 14-2

Davids Creek Watershed Site 14-2 is an earth dam located in Audubon County, Iowa, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Davids Creek Watershed Site 14-2

The primary purpose of Davids Creek Watershed Site 14-2 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 Audubon County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-davids Creek near Exira.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 572 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 101 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1966, 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
CountyAudubon
Nearest CityExira
River/StreamTr-davids Creek
Coordinates41.64600, -94.87060

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length572 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage101 acre-ft
Max Storage101 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA00114
Federal IDIA00114
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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