Wolf Creek Subwatershed Site 5-1

Wolf Creek Subwatershed Site 5-1 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1971. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Wolf Creek Subwatershed Site 5-1

The primary purpose of Wolf Creek Subwatershed Site 5-1 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 Woodbury County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-wolf Creek near Turin.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 493 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 91 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityTurin
River/StreamTr-wolf Creek
Coordinates42.44810, -95.93470

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length493 ft
Year Completed1971 (55 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage91 acre-ft
Max Storage91 acre-ft
Normal Storage33 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA01182
Federal IDIA01182
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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