Hound Dog Watershed Site B-10

Hound Dog Watershed Site B-10 is an earth dam located in Fremont County, Iowa, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Hound Dog Watershed Site B-10

The primary purpose of Hound Dog Watershed Site B-10 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 Fremont County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Nishnabotna River near Hamburg.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 450 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 1962, 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
CountyFremont
Nearest CityHamburg
River/StreamTr- Nishnabotna River
Coordinates40.62440, -95.60860

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length450 ft
Year Completed1962 (64 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage51 acre-ft
Max Storage51 acre-ft
Normal Storage23 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA03105
Federal IDIA03105
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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