Davids Creek Watershed Site 28-3

Davids Creek Watershed Site 28-3 is an earth dam located in Audubon County, Iowa, built in 1973. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Davids Creek Watershed Site 28-3

The primary purpose of Davids Creek Watershed Site 28-3 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 Audubon County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-davids Creek near Exira.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 870 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 325 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1973, 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 12/12/1967. That was over 58 years ago.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyAudubon
Nearest CityExira
River/StreamTr-davids Creek
Coordinates41.68190, -94.81400

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length870 ft
Year Completed1973 (53 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage325 acre-ft
Max Storage325 acre-ft
Normal Storage85 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerAudubon County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection12/12/1967
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00124
Federal IDIA00124
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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