West Fork Big Creek Watershed Site S-12

West Fork Big Creek Watershed Site S-12 is an earth dam located in Decatur County, Iowa, built in 1995. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About West Fork Big Creek Watershed Site S-12

The primary purpose of West Fork Big Creek Watershed Site S-12 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 Decatur County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Shain Creek near Brooklyn, Mo.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 475 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 54 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1995, the structure is 31 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
CountyDecatur
Nearest CityBrooklyn, Mo
River/StreamTr- Shain Creek
Coordinates40.59420, -93.98090

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length475 ft
Year Completed1995 (31 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage54 acre-ft
Max Storage54 acre-ft
Normal Storage13 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDecatur County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03022
Federal IDIA03022
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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