Mountain Dam

Mountain Dam is an earth dam located in Warren County, Iowa, built in 1974. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mountain Dam

The primary purpose of Mountain 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 Bruce Mountain (private). It impounds the Tr-broadhorn Creek near Washington.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 34 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1974, 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.

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
CountyWarren
Nearest CityWashington
River/StreamTr-broadhorn Creek
Coordinates41.25000, -93.72510

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1974 (52 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage34 acre-ft
Max Storage34 acre-ft
Normal Storage20 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerBruce Mountain
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01702
Federal IDIA01702
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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