Conte Dam

Conte Dam is an earth dam located in Marshall County, Iowa, built in 1970. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Conte Dam

The primary purpose of Conte 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 Cw Conte (private). It impounds the Tr- Linn Creek near Marshalltown.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 342 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 51 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1970, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 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
CountyMarshall
Nearest CityMarshalltown
River/StreamTr- Linn Creek
Coordinates42.00000, -92.97000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length342 ft
Year Completed1970 (56 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage51 acre-ft
Max Storage51 acre-ft
Normal Storage26 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02689
Federal IDIA02689
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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