Big Park Watershed Site D-2

Big Park Watershed Site D-2 is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Big Park Watershed Site D-2

The primary purpose of Big Park Watershed Site D-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 Crawford County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-boyer River near Dow City.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 374 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 32 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1960, 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 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityDow City
River/StreamTr-boyer River
Coordinates41.90110, -95.48280

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length374 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage32 acre-ft
Max Storage32 acre-ft
Normal Storage20 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA00220
Federal IDIA00220
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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