Livingston Dam

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

About Livingston Dam

The primary purpose of Livingston 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 Virgil Livingston (private). It impounds the Tr-east Fork 102 River near Maryville, Mo.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 490 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 172 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyTaylor
Nearest CityMaryville, Mo
River/StreamTr-east Fork 102 River
Coordinates40.63260, -94.71370

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length490 ft
Year Completed1974 (52 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage172 acre-ft
Max Storage172 acre-ft
Normal Storage70 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA01730
Federal IDIA01730
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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