Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site D-41a4

Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site D-41a4 is an earth dam located in Union County, Iowa, built in 1993. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site D-41a4

The primary purpose of Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site D-41a4 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 Grand River.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 425 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 107 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1993, the structure is 33 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
CountyUnion
Nearest CityGrand River
River/StreamTr- Twelve Mile Creek
Coordinates40.96850, -94.18320

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length425 ft
Year Completed1993 (33 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage107 acre-ft
Max Storage107 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 acre-ft
Surface Area4 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 IDIA02874
Federal IDIA02874
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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