Debord/brown Dam

Debord/brown Dam is an earth dam located in Cass County, Iowa, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Debord/brown Dam

The primary purpose of Debord/brown Dam 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 W Debord & W Brown (private). It impounds the Tr-lone Tree Branch Of Turkey near Lewis.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 354 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 66 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1968, 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 Of Turkey
Coordinates41.32420, -94.96670

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length354 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage66 acre-ft
Max Storage66 acre-ft
Normal Storage21 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerW Debord & W Brown
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00167
Federal IDIA00167
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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