Davis-battle Cr. Watershed Site C-12-1

Davis-battle Cr. Watershed Site C-12-1 is an earth dam located in Monona County, Iowa, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Davis-battle Cr. Watershed Site C-12-1

The primary purpose of Davis-battle Cr. Watershed Site C-12-1 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 Monona County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-soldier River near Moorhead.

The dam stands 60 feet tall and stretches 392 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 70 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1964, 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 60 feet, this dam is taller than 95% of all dams in the United States.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMonona
Nearest CityMoorhead
River/StreamTr-soldier River
Coordinates41.97200, -95.82050

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height60 ft
Dam Height60 ft
Dam Length392 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage70 acre-ft
Max Storage70 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA00760
Federal IDIA00760
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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