Hawley Dam

Hawley Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 2009. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Hawley Dam

The primary purpose of Hawley Dam is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Frank Hawley (private). It impounds the Trip To Rocky Run near Denison.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 405 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 39 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2009, 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
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityDenison
River/StreamTrip To Rocky Run
Coordinates42.08700, -95.25360

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length405 ft
Year Completed2009 (17 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage39 acre-ft
Max Storage39 acre-ft
Normal Storage15 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerFrank Hawley
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03937
Federal IDIA03937
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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