Timm Dam

Timm Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Timm Dam

The primary purpose of Timm 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 Ronald Timm (private). It impounds the Tr-east Soldier River near Ute.

The dam stands 39 feet tall and stretches 340 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 411 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.

At 39 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityUte
River/StreamTr-east Soldier River
Coordinates42.01830, -95.65920

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height39 ft
Dam Height39 ft
Dam Length340 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage411 acre-ft
Max Storage411 acre-ft
Normal Storage87 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA01913
Federal IDIA01913
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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