Denison Country Club #3 Dam

Denison Country Club #3 Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 1991. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Denison Country Club #3 Dam

The primary purpose of Denison Country Club #3 Dam is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Denison Community Golf Course (local government). It impounds the Tr- East Boyer River near Denison.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 330 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 129 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1991, the structure is 35 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 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityDenison
River/StreamTr- East Boyer River
Coordinates42.00390, -95.34140

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length330 ft
Year Completed1991 (35 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage129 acre-ft
Max Storage129 acre-ft
Normal Storage67 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerDenison Community Golf Course
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02603
Federal IDIA02603
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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