Walters Creek Watershed Site 44-1

Walters Creek Watershed Site 44-1 is an earth dam located in Adams County, Iowa, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Walters Creek Watershed Site 44-1

The primary purpose of Walters Creek Watershed Site 44-1 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 Adams County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-kemp Creek near Lake Icaria.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 533 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 32 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1969, 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 78% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyAdams
Nearest CityLake Icaria
River/StreamTr-kemp Creek
Coordinates41.07330, -94.68880

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length533 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage32 acre-ft
Max Storage32 acre-ft
Normal Storage18 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerAdams County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00069
Federal IDIA00069
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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