Korn Dam

Korn Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 1959. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Korn Dam

The primary purpose of Korn 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 John L Korn (private). It impounds the Tr-boyer River near Vail.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 510 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 73 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1959, 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 07/29/1964. That was over 61 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityVail
River/StreamTr-boyer River
Coordinates42.07120, -95.12400

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length510 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage73 acre-ft
Max Storage73 acre-ft
Normal Storage33 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJohn L Korn
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/29/1964
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00217
Federal IDIA00217
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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