Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 62-5

Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 62-5 is an earth dam located in Union County, Iowa, built in 2003. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 62-5

The primary purpose of Twelve Mile Creek Watershed Site 62-5 is grade stabilization. Grade stabilization dams prevent erosion by reducing the slope and velocity of water flowing through a channel. They're commonly used to stop gullies from deepening and to protect downstream land and infrastructure. The dam is owned by Union County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr- Twelve Mile Creek near Davis City.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 412 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 0 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 131 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2003, the structure is relatively new.

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 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyUnion
Nearest CityDavis City
River/StreamTr- Twelve Mile Creek
Coordinates41.03640, -94.28330

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length412 ft
Year Completed2003 (23 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage131 acre-ft
Max Storage131 acre-ft
Normal Storage29 acre-ft
Surface Area0 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerUnion County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03507
Federal IDIA03507
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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