Blockton Watershed Site S-7

Blockton Watershed Site S-7 is an earth dam located in Taylor County, Iowa, built in 1970. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Blockton Watershed Site S-7

The primary purpose of Blockton Watershed Site S-7 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 Taylor County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-platte River near Blockton.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 508 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 110 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyTaylor
Nearest CityBlockton
River/StreamTr-platte River
Coordinates40.62110, -94.53100

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length508 ft
Year Completed1970 (56 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage110 acre-ft
Max Storage110 acre-ft
Normal Storage33 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA01049
Federal IDIA01049
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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