Coberly Dam

Coberly Dam is an earth dam located in Monona County, Iowa, built in 1970. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Coberly Dam

The primary purpose of Coberly 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 Coberly S Inc (private). It impounds the Tr-soldier River near Pisgah.

The dam stands 43 feet tall and stretches 390 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 76 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1970, 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 43 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMonona
Nearest CityPisgah
River/StreamTr-soldier River
Coordinates41.89220, -95.82440

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height43 ft
Dam Height43 ft
Dam Length390 ft
Year Completed1970 (56 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage76 acre-ft
Max Storage76 acre-ft
Normal Storage43 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerCoberly S Inc
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00699
Federal IDIA00699
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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