Williams Dam

Williams Dam is an earth dam located in Montgomery County, Iowa, built in 2006. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Williams Dam

The primary purpose of Williams 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 Don A Williams (private). It impounds the Tr- West Nodaway River near Villisca.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 673 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 266 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2006, 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 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMontgomery
Nearest CityVillisca
River/StreamTr- West Nodaway River
Coordinates40.93410, -95.02420

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length673 ft
Year Completed2006 (20 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage266 acre-ft
Max Storage266 acre-ft
Normal Storage80 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDon A Williams
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03747
Federal IDIA03747
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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