Turkey Cr Watershed Site 10-58

Turkey Cr Watershed Site 10-58 is an earth dam located in Cass County, Iowa, built in 1972. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Turkey Cr Watershed Site 10-58

The primary purpose of Turkey Cr Watershed Site 10-58 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 Cass County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-lone Tree Branch near Lewis.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 530 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 113 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1972, 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
CountyCass
Nearest CityLewis
River/StreamTr-lone Tree Branch
Coordinates41.32710, -94.96840

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length530 ft
Year Completed1972 (54 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage113 acre-ft
Max Storage113 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA00149
Federal IDIA00149
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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