Mosquito Creek Watershed Site 13-1

Mosquito Creek Watershed Site 13-1 is an earth dam located in Harrison County, Iowa, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mosquito Creek Watershed Site 13-1

The primary purpose of Mosquito Creek Watershed Site 13-1 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-mosquito Creek near Persia.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 662 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 105 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1968, 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 36 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyHarrison
Nearest CityPersia
River/StreamTr-mosquito Creek
Coordinates41.57930, -95.55510

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length662 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage105 acre-ft
Max Storage105 acre-ft
Normal Storage53 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 Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00452
Federal IDIA00452
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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