Indian Creek Watershed Site 39

Indian Creek Watershed Site 39 is an earth dam located in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Indian Creek Watershed Site 39

The primary purpose of Indian Creek Watershed Site 39 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 West Pottawattamie County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-indian Creek near Council Bluffs.

The dam stands 53 feet tall and stretches 380 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 28 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1975, 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 09/25/2003. That was over 22 years ago.

At 53 feet, this dam is taller than 94% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyPottawattamie
Nearest CityCouncil Bluffs
River/StreamTr-indian Creek
Coordinates41.31090, -95.80990

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height53 ft
Dam Height53 ft
Dam Length380 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage28 acre-ft
Max Storage28 acre-ft
Normal Storage19 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWest Pottawattamie County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/25/2003
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01670
Federal IDIA01670
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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