Turkey Cr Watershed Site 19-21

Turkey Cr Watershed Site 19-21 is an earth dam located in Cass County, Iowa, built in 1972. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height34 ft
Built197254 years ago

Dam profile

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

34 ft tall and 693 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 Turkey Cr Watershed Site 19-21

The primary purpose of Turkey Cr Watershed Site 19-21 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 34 feet tall and stretches 693 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 109 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.

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

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Location

StateIowa
CountyCass
Nearest CityLewis
River/StreamTr-lone Tree Branch
Coordinates41.35580, -94.89080

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length693 ft
Year Completed1972 (54 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage109 acre-ft
Max Storage109 acre-ft
Normal Storage63 acre-ft
Surface Area6 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 assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00153
Federal IDIA00153
More InfoState Dam Safety Program