Mc Cormick Dam

Mc Cormick Dam is an earth dam located in Marion County, Iowa, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mc Cormick Dam

The primary purpose of Mc Cormick 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 Leland Mccormick (private). It impounds the Tr-coal Creek near Red Rock Reservoir.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 507 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 110 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1967, 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMarion
Nearest CityRed Rock Reservoir
River/StreamTr-coal Creek
Coordinates41.37750, -93.31880

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length507 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage110 acre-ft
Max Storage110 acre-ft
Normal Storage58 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA00654
Federal IDIA00654
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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