Little Paint Creek Watershed Site 200

Little Paint Creek Watershed Site 200 is an earth dam located in Allamakee County, Iowa, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Little Paint Creek Watershed Site 200

The primary purpose of Little Paint Creek Watershed Site 200 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 Allamakee County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Little Paint Creek near Waukon Junction.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 390 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 232 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1999, the structure is 27 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
CountyAllamakee
Nearest CityWaukon Junction
River/StreamLittle Paint Creek
Coordinates43.24330, -91.24430

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length390 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage232 acre-ft
Max Storage232 acre-ft
Normal Storage38 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA03191
Federal IDIA03191
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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