Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-61

Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-61 is an earth dam located in Monroe County, Iowa, built in 1994. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-61

The primary purpose of Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-61 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 Soap Creek Watershed Board (local government). It impounds the Tr- Soap Creek near Eldon.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 405 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 93 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1994, the structure is 32 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 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMonroe
Nearest CityEldon
River/StreamTr- Soap Creek
Coordinates40.91830, -92.73920

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length405 ft
Year Completed1994 (32 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage93 acre-ft
Max Storage93 acre-ft
Normal Storage19 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerSoap Creek Watershed Board
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA02853
Federal IDIA02853
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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