Cheers Dam

Cheers Dam is an earth dam located in Union County, Iowa, built in 1994. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Cheers Dam

The primary purpose of Cheers 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 Kenneth Cheers (private). It impounds the Tr- Twelvemile Creek near Grand River.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 220 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 20 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyUnion
Nearest CityGrand River
River/StreamTr- Twelvemile Creek
Coordinates40.90140, -94.06420

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length220 ft
Year Completed1994 (32 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage20 acre-ft
Max Storage20 acre-ft
Normal Storage12 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA02997
Federal IDIA02997
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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