Mueller - Mitchell Dam

Mueller - Mitchell Dam is an earth dam located in Adair County, Iowa, built in 2008. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mueller - Mitchell Dam

The primary purpose of Mueller - Mitchell Dam 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 Michael Mueller Et Al (private). It impounds the Tr- Ninemile Creek near Macksburg.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 572 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 129 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2008, 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyAdair
Nearest CityMacksburg
River/StreamTr- Ninemile Creek
Coordinates41.26840, -94.45630

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length572 ft
Year Completed2008 (18 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage129 acre-ft
Max Storage129 acre-ft
Normal Storage69 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMichael Mueller et al
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03558
Federal IDIA03558
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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