Campbell Dam

Campbell Dam is an earth dam located in Crawford County, Iowa, built in 1972. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Campbell Dam

The primary purpose of Campbell 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 Lowell Campbell (private). It impounds the Tr-rocky Run near Denison.

The dam stands 37 feet tall and stretches 492 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 84 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 37 feet, this dam is taller than 84% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyCrawford
Nearest CityDenison
River/StreamTr-rocky Run
Coordinates42.06900, -95.28660

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height37 ft
Dam Height37 ft
Dam Length492 ft
Year Completed1972 (54 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage84 acre-ft
Max Storage84 acre-ft
Normal Storage43 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerLowell Campbell
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00254
Federal IDIA00254
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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