Badger Creek Watershed Site 29-1

Badger Creek Watershed Site 29-1 is an earth dam located in Madison County, Iowa, built in 1973. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Badger Creek Watershed Site 29-1

The primary purpose of Badger Creek Watershed Site 29-1 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 Madison County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-badger Creek near Churchville.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 410 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 67 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1973, 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
CountyMadison
Nearest CityChurchville
River/StreamTr-badger Creek
Coordinates41.45900, -93.84590

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length410 ft
Year Completed1973 (53 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage67 acre-ft
Max Storage67 acre-ft
Normal Storage35 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA01620
Federal IDIA01620
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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