Mc Donald Subwatershed Site 5-2290

Mc Donald Subwatershed Site 5-2290 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1959. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mc Donald Subwatershed Site 5-2290

The primary purpose of Mc Donald Subwatershed Site 5-2290 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-little Sioux River near Mapleton.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 628 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 27 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1959, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 11/21/1963. That was over 62 years ago.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityMapleton
River/StreamTr-little Sioux River
Coordinates42.21860, -95.93820

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length628 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage27 acre-ft
Max Storage27 acre-ft
Normal Storage14 acre-ft
Surface Area2 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
Last Inspection11/21/1963
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01281
Federal IDIA01281
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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