North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site M-3

North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site M-3 is an earth dam located in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, built in 1985. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site M-3

The primary purpose of North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site M-3 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 West Pottawattamie County Swcd (local government). It impounds the N. Pigeon Cr. near Crescent.

The dam stands 58 feet tall and stretches 466 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 400 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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.

At 58 feet, this dam is taller than 95% of all dams in the United States.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyPottawattamie
Nearest CityCrescent
River/StreamN. Pigeon Cr.
Coordinates41.46880, -95.78870

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height58 ft
Dam Height58 ft
Dam Length466 ft
Year Completed1985 (41 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage400 acre-ft
Max Storage400 acre-ft
Normal Storage209 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02383
Federal IDIA02383
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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