Baker Estate Dam

Baker Estate Dam is an earth dam located in Davis County, Iowa, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Baker Estate Dam

The primary purpose of Baker Estate 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 Ralph Baker Estate (private). It impounds the Tr-north Chequest Creek near Pittsburg.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 365 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 50 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. The most recent inspection on record was 03/04/1992. That was over 34 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyDavis
Nearest CityPittsburg
River/StreamTr-north Chequest Creek
Coordinates40.83080, -92.36650

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length365 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage50 acre-ft
Max Storage50 acre-ft
Normal Storage31 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRalph Baker Estate
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection03/04/1992
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00302
Federal IDIA00302
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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