Littlefield Silt Control Dam

Littlefield Silt Control Dam is an earth dam located in Audubon County, Iowa, built in 1987. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Littlefield Silt Control Dam

Littlefield Silt Control Dam is a dam in Audubon, Iowa. The dam is owned by Audubon County Conservation Board (local government). It impounds the Tr-littlefield Lake near Atlantic.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 98 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1987, the structure is 39 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
CountyAudubon
Nearest CityAtlantic
River/StreamTr-littlefield Lake
Coordinates41.55850, -94.77710

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1987 (39 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage98 acre-ft
Max Storage98 acre-ft
Normal Storage53 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerAudubon County Conservation Board
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02423
Federal IDIA02423
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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