Davids Creek Watershed Site 9-2

Davids Creek Watershed Site 9-2 is an earth dam located in Audubon County, Iowa, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/02/1965
Height34 ft
Built196363 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 34 ft
34 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

34 ft tall and 635 ft long, taller than 78% 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 Davids Creek Watershed Site 9-2

The primary purpose of Davids Creek Watershed Site 9-2 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 Audubon County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-davids Creek near Exira.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 635 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 202 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1963, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 11/02/1965. That was over 60 years ago.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyAudubon
Nearest CityExira
River/StreamTr-davids Creek
Coordinates41.63310, -94.81680

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length635 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage202 acre-ft
Max Storage202 acre-ft
Normal Storage37 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerAudubon County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/02/1965
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00111
Federal IDIA00111
More InfoState Dam Safety Program