Turner Dam

Turner Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Turner Dam

The primary purpose of Turner 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 James Turner (private). It impounds the Tr-mill Creek near Woodbine.

The dam stands 42 feet tall and stretches 520 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 62 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1958, 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 12/13/1960. That was over 65 years ago.

At 42 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityWoodbine
River/StreamTr-mill Creek
Coordinates41.86340, -95.46130

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height42 ft
Dam Height42 ft
Dam Length520 ft
Year Completed1958 (68 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage62 acre-ft
Max Storage62 acre-ft
Normal Storage23 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJames Turner
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection12/13/1960
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00216
Federal IDIA00216
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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