Noelck Dam

Noelck Dam is an earth dam located in Franklin County, Iowa, built in 2004. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Noelck Dam

The primary purpose of Noelck 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 Ivan Noelck (private). It impounds the Tr- Drainage Ditch #6 near Geneva.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 62 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2004, 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
CountyFranklin
Nearest CityGeneva
River/StreamTr- Drainage Ditch #6
Coordinates42.65280, -93.24940

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length450 ft
Year Completed2004 (22 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage62 acre-ft
Max Storage62 acre-ft
Normal Storage36 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerIvan Noelck
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03656
Federal IDIA03656
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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