Rolling Hills Estate Dam - Jones County

Rolling Hills Estate Dam - Jones County is an earth dam located in Jones County, Iowa, built in 2006. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Rolling Hills Estate Dam - Jones County

The primary purpose of Rolling Hills Estate Dam - Jones County is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Doug Ricklefs (private). It impounds the Trib To Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 430 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 90 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyJones
Nearest CityAnamosa
River/StreamTrib To Wapsipinicon River
Coordinates42.06770, -91.28100

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length430 ft
Year Completed2006 (20 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage90 acre-ft
Max Storage90 acre-ft
Normal Storage29 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerDoug Ricklefs
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA04146
Federal IDIA04146
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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