Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 27-p

Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 27-p is an earth dam located in Davis County, Iowa, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height23 ft
Built196363 years ago

Dam profile

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

23 ft tall and 460 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 Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 27-p

The primary purpose of Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 27-p 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 Davis County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-south Wyacondah River near Arbela, Mo.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 460 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 93 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1963, 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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Location

StateIowa
CountyDavis
Nearest CityArbela, Mo
River/StreamTr-south Wyacondah River
Coordinates40.70430, -92.47950

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length460 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage93 acre-ft
Max Storage93 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDavis County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00306
Federal IDIA00306
More InfoState Dam Safety Program