Whaley/williams Dam

Whaley/williams Dam is an earth dam located in Henry County, Iowa, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height33 ft
Built196858 years ago

Dam profile

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

33 ft tall and 311 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 Whaley/williams Dam

The primary purpose of Whaley/williams 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 D Whaley & D Williams (private). It impounds the Tr-skunk River near Lowell.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 311 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 51 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 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyHenry
Nearest CityLowell
River/StreamTr-skunk River
Coordinates40.86930, -91.51690

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length311 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage51 acre-ft
Max Storage51 acre-ft
Normal Storage41 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerD Whaley & D Williams
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00487
Federal IDIA00487
More InfoState Dam Safety Program