Meyer Dam East

Meyer Dam East is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 2010. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Meyer Dam East

The primary purpose of Meyer Dam East 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 Richard Meyer (private). It impounds the Trib To East Boyer River near Denison.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 418 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 49 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2010, 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/StreamTrib To East Boyer River
Coordinates42.02780, -95.28990

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length418 ft
Year Completed2010 (16 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage49 acre-ft
Max Storage49 acre-ft
Normal Storage23 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerRichard Meyer
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA03938
Federal IDIA03938
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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