Gant Creek Watershed Site D-3

Gant Creek Watershed Site D-3 is an earth dam located in Plymouth County, Iowa, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Gant Creek Watershed Site D-3

The primary purpose of Gant Creek Watershed Site D-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 Plymouth County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-big Sioux River near Sioux City.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 447 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 64 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.

At 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyPlymouth
Nearest CitySioux City
River/StreamTr-big Sioux River
Coordinates42.73420, -96.59780

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length447 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage64 acre-ft
Max Storage64 acre-ft
Normal Storage39 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA00873
Federal IDIA00873
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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