Juengling/prehm Dam

Juengling/prehm Dam is an earth dam located in Henry County, Iowa, built in 1961. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection02/16/1968
Height26 ft
Built196165 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 265 ft long, taller than 55% 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 Juengling/prehm Dam

The primary purpose of Juengling/prehm 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 P Juengling & H Prehm (private). It impounds the Tr-cedar Creek near Lake Geode.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 265 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 59 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1961, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 02/16/1968. That was over 58 years ago.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyHenry
Nearest CityLake Geode
River/StreamTr-cedar Creek
Coordinates40.84970, -91.37650

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length265 ft
Year Completed1961 (65 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage59 acre-ft
Max Storage59 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerP Juengling & H Prehm
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection02/16/1968
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00491
Federal IDIA00491
More InfoState Dam Safety Program