Little River Watershed Site 65-1

Little River Watershed Site 65-1 is an earth dam located in Decatur County, Iowa, built in 1980. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Little River Watershed Site 65-1

The primary purpose of Little River Watershed Site 65-1 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 Decatur County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-little River near Leon.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 605 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 245 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1980, the structure is 46 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
CountyDecatur
Nearest CityLeon
River/StreamTr-little River
Coordinates40.74240, -93.79280

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length605 ft
Year Completed1980 (46 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage245 acre-ft
Max Storage245 acre-ft
Normal Storage83 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02126
Federal IDIA02126
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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