Mc Fadden Dam

Mc Fadden Dam is an earth dam located in Clarke County, Iowa, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mc Fadden Dam

The primary purpose of Mc Fadden 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 Connie Mcfadden (private). It impounds the Tr-four Mile Creek near Westerville.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 748 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 32 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 486 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 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.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyClarke
Nearest CityWesterville
River/StreamTr-four Mile Creek
Coordinates41.00910, -94.00870

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length748 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage486 acre-ft
Max Storage486 acre-ft
Normal Storage246 acre-ft
Surface Area32 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerConnie McFadden
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00207
Federal IDIA00207
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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