Bradford/miller Dam

Bradford/miller Dam is an earth dam located in Appanoose County, Iowa, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height29 ft
Built196957 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 29 ft
29 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

29 ft tall and 594 ft long, taller than 65% 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 Bradford/miller Dam

The primary purpose of Bradford/miller Dam 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 Bradford-miller (private). It impounds the Tr-chariton River near Coal City.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 594 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 150 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.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyAppanoose
Nearest CityCoal City
River/StreamTr-chariton River
Coordinates40.70500, -92.73600

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length594 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage150 acre-ft
Max Storage150 acre-ft
Normal Storage31 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerBradford-miller
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00096
Federal IDIA00096
More InfoState Dam Safety Program