Turkey Cr Watershed Site 10-2

Turkey Cr Watershed Site 10-2 is an earth dam located in Cass County, Iowa, built in 1971. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height32 ft
Built197155 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 659 ft long, taller than 74% 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 10-2

The primary purpose of Turkey Cr Watershed Site 10-2 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 Cass County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-turkey Creek near Lewis.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 659 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 114 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1971, 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
CountyCass
Nearest CityLewis
River/StreamTr-turkey Creek
Coordinates41.35720, -94.95280

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length659 ft
Year Completed1971 (55 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage114 acre-ft
Max Storage114 acre-ft
Normal Storage46 acre-ft
Surface Area9 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 IDIA00158
Federal IDIA00158
More InfoState Dam Safety Program