Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 72-2

Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 72-2 is an earth dam located in Union County, Iowa, built in 1979. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 72-2

The primary purpose of Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 72-2 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 Union County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-twelve Mile Creek near Afton.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 93 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1979, the structure is 47 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
CountyUnion
Nearest CityAfton
River/StreamTr-twelve Mile Creek
Coordinates41.09110, -94.31750

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1979 (47 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage93 acre-ft
Max Storage93 acre-ft
Normal Storage29 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA01997
Federal IDIA01997
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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