Kasperbauer Dam

Kasperbauer Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Kasperbauer Dam

The primary purpose of Kasperbauer Dam 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 Norbert Kasperbauer (private). It impounds the Tr-walnut Creek near Denison.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 565 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 81 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1976, the structure is 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 06/07/1978. That was over 47 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityDenison
River/StreamTr-walnut Creek
Coordinates41.99870, -95.28180

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length565 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage81 acre-ft
Max Storage81 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerNorbert Kasperbauer
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/07/1978
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01517
Federal IDIA01517
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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