Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-35

Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-35 is an earth dam located in Monroe County, Iowa, built in 2007. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-35

The primary purpose of Soap Creek Watershed Site 68-35 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 Soap Creek Watershed Board (local government). It impounds the Trib To Kinser Creek near Selma.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 131 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2007, 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 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMonroe
Nearest CitySelma
River/StreamTrib To Kinser Creek
Coordinates40.91940, -92.78440

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length400 ft
Year Completed2007 (19 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage131 acre-ft
Max Storage131 acre-ft
Normal Storage31 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge96 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerSoap Creek Watershed Board
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA04112
Federal IDIA04112
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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