Leckband Dam

Leckband Dam is an earth dam located in Osceola County, Iowa, built in 1983. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Leckband Dam

The primary purpose of Leckband 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 Larry Leckband (private). It impounds the Tr-ocheyedan River near May City.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 920 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 239 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1983, the structure is 43 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 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyOsceola
Nearest CityMay City
River/StreamTr-ocheyedan River
Coordinates43.38800, -95.55690

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length920 ft
Year Completed1983 (43 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage239 acre-ft
Max Storage239 acre-ft
Normal Storage70 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02449
Federal IDIA02449
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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