Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-22-6

Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-22-6 is an earth dam located in Shelby County, Iowa, built in 1978. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-22-6

The primary purpose of Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-22-6 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 Shelby County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-mill Creek near Manteno.

The dam stands 50 feet tall and stretches 475 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 101 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1978, the structure is 48 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 50 feet, this dam is taller than 93% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyShelby
Nearest CityManteno
River/StreamTr-mill Creek
Coordinates41.82950, -95.48310

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height50 ft
Dam Height50 ft
Dam Length475 ft
Year Completed1978 (48 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage101 acre-ft
Max Storage101 acre-ft
Normal Storage54 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA01982
Federal IDIA01982
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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