Yellowsmoke Watershed Site D-2

Yellowsmoke Watershed Site D-2 is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 1989. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Yellowsmoke Watershed Site D-2

The primary purpose of Yellowsmoke Watershed Site D-2 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 Schneller Estate (private). It impounds the Tr- East Boyer River near Denison.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 410 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 67 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1989, the structure is 37 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
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityDenison
River/StreamTr- East Boyer River
Coordinates42.03930, -95.30640

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length410 ft
Year Completed1989 (37 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage67 acre-ft
Max Storage67 acre-ft
Normal Storage19 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02566
Federal IDIA02566
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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