Mill Picayune Watershed Site E-1

Mill Picayune Watershed Site E-1 is an earth dam located in Harrison County, Iowa, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height33 ft
Built196957 years ago

Dam profile

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

33 ft tall and 577 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 Mill Picayune Watershed Site E-1

The primary purpose of Mill Picayune Watershed Site E-1 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 Harrison County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-boyer River near Woodbine.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 577 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 94 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 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyHarrison
Nearest CityWoodbine
River/StreamTr-boyer River
Coordinates41.82420, -95.60640

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length577 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage94 acre-ft
Max Storage94 acre-ft
Normal Storage43 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA00450
Federal IDIA00450
More InfoState Dam Safety Program