Stennett-red Oak Watershed Site 3

Stennett-red Oak Watershed Site 3 is an earth dam located in Montgomery County, Iowa, built in 1971. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Stennett-red Oak Watershed Site 3

The primary purpose of Stennett-red Oak Watershed Site 3 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 Montgomery County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-nishnabotna River near Red Oak.

The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 934 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 22 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 392 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1971, 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 38 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMontgomery
Nearest CityRed Oak
River/StreamTr-nishnabotna River
Coordinates41.06630, -95.17320

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height38 ft
Dam Height38 ft
Dam Length934 ft
Year Completed1971 (55 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage392 acre-ft
Max Storage392 acre-ft
Normal Storage200 acre-ft
Surface Area22 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA00816
Federal IDIA00816
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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