Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 63 is an earth dam located in Adair County, Iowa, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 33 ft33 ft tall and 422 ft long, taller than 76% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.
About Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 63
The primary purpose of Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 63 is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Adair County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-three Mile Creek near Talmage.
The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 422 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 159 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1968, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.
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 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Iowa |
| County | Adair |
| Nearest City | Talmage |
| River/Stream | Tr-three Mile Creek |
| Coordinates | 41.16000, -94.31430 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 33 ft |
| Dam Height | 33 ft |
| Dam Length | 422 ft |
| Year Completed | 1968 (58 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 159 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 159 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 100 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 10 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Adair County Swcd |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | IA00029 |
| Federal ID | IA00029 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |