Montie L Hammond Estate Dam

Montie L Hammond Estate Dam is an earth dam located in Jasper County, Iowa, built in 2014. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Montie L Hammond Estate Dam

The primary purpose of Montie L Hammond Estate Dam is grade stabilization. Grade stabilization dams prevent erosion by reducing the slope and velocity of water flowing through a channel. They're commonly used to stop gullies from deepening and to protect downstream land and infrastructure. The dam is owned by Monte Hammond (private). It impounds the Tr-sugar Creek near Oskaloosa, Ia.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 370 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 23 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2014, 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
CountyJasper
Nearest CityOskaloosa, Ia
River/StreamTr-sugar Creek
Coordinates41.74840, -92.78210

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length370 ft
Year Completed2014 (12 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage23 acre-ft
Max Storage23 acre-ft
Normal Storage11 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge3 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerMonte Hammond
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA04218
Federal IDIA04218
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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