Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 23

Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 23 is an earth dam located in Union County, Iowa, built in 1988. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 23

The primary purpose of Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 23 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 Union County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Twelve Mile Creek near Westerville.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 125 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 183 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1988, the structure is 38 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 33 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyUnion
Nearest CityWesterville
River/StreamTr- Twelve Mile Creek
Coordinates40.94400, -94.10960

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length125 ft
Year Completed1988 (38 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage183 acre-ft
Max Storage183 acre-ft
Normal Storage55 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02491
Federal IDIA02491
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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