Miller & Stender Dam

Miller & Stender Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Miller & Stender Dam

The primary purpose of Miller & Stender 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 H Miller & H Stender (private). It impounds the Tr-east Boyer River near Denison.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 493 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 51 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1969, 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 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityDenison
River/StreamTr-east Boyer River
Coordinates41.99740, -95.33440

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length493 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage51 acre-ft
Max Storage51 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerH Miller & H Stender
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00246
Federal IDIA00246
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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