Weakland Dam

Weakland Dam is an earth dam located in Clarke 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 inspection05/12/1977
Height23 ft
Built197254 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 23 ft
23 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

23 ft tall and 385 ft long. 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 Weakland Dam

The primary purpose of Weakland 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 Edward Weakland (private). It impounds the Tr-otter Creek near Red Rock Reservoir.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 385 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 50 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. The most recent inspection on record was 05/12/1977. That was over 49 years ago.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyClarke
Nearest CityRed Rock Reservoir
River/StreamTr-otter Creek
Coordinates41.10090, -93.58000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length385 ft
Year Completed1972 (54 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage50 acre-ft
Max Storage50 acre-ft
Normal Storage14 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerEdward Weakland
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/12/1977
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00203
Federal IDIA00203
More InfoState Dam Safety Program