Bitter Creek Subwatershed Site E-2

Bitter Creek Subwatershed Site E-2 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1996. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Bitter Creek Subwatershed Site E-2

The primary purpose of Bitter Creek Subwatershed Site E-2 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 Woodbury County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Little Sioux River near Correctionville.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 498 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 143 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1996, the structure is 30 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 34 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityCorrectionville
River/StreamTr- Little Sioux River
Coordinates42.51260, -95.74380

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length498 ft
Year Completed1996 (30 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage143 acre-ft
Max Storage143 acre-ft
Normal Storage61 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA03159
Federal IDIA03159
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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