Jonbar Ranch Dam

Jonbar Ranch Dam is an earth dam located in Dallas County, Iowa, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/11/1967
Height33 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 472 ft long, taller than 76% 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 Jonbar Ranch Dam

The primary purpose of Jonbar Ranch 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 Jonbar Ranch (private). It impounds the Tr-raccoon River near Booneville.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 472 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 104 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1966, 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 10/11/1967. That was over 59 years ago.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyDallas
Nearest CityBooneville
River/StreamTr-raccoon River
Coordinates41.53440, -93.90590

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length472 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage104 acre-ft
Max Storage104 acre-ft
Normal Storage62 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJonbar Ranch
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/11/1967
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00285
Federal IDIA00285
More InfoState Dam Safety Program