Dimick Dam

Dimick Dam is an earth dam located in Jefferson County, Iowa, built in 1985. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Dimick Dam

The primary purpose of Dimick 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 Michael Dimick (private). It impounds the Tr-brush Cr. near Rome.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 595 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 93 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1985, the structure is 41 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
CountyJefferson
Nearest CityRome
River/StreamTr-brush Cr.
Coordinates41.06150, -91.96230

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length595 ft
Year Completed1985 (41 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage93 acre-ft
Max Storage93 acre-ft
Normal Storage47 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02270
Federal IDIA02270
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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