Davids Creek Watershed Site 26-2

Davids Creek Watershed Site 26-2 is an earth dam located in Audubon County, Iowa, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Davids Creek Watershed Site 26-2

The primary purpose of Davids Creek Watershed Site 26-2 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 29 feet tall and stretches 660 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 110 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyAudubon
Nearest CityExira
River/StreamTr-davids Creek
Coordinates41.66360, -94.78280

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length660 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage110 acre-ft
Max Storage110 acre-ft
Normal Storage10 acre-ft
Surface Area3 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 Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00112
Federal IDIA00112
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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