Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 23

Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 23 is an earth dam located in Davis County, Iowa, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 23

The primary purpose of Big Wyacondah Watershed Site 23 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 31 feet tall and stretches 602 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 162 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyDavis
Nearest CityArbela, Mo
River/StreamTr-south Wyacondah River
Coordinates40.67530, -92.36800

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length602 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage162 acre-ft
Max Storage162 acre-ft
Normal Storage84 acre-ft
Surface Area9 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 Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00323
Federal IDIA00323
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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