Pony Creek Watershed Site 11

Pony Creek Watershed Site 11 is an earth dam located in Mills County, Iowa, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Pony Creek Watershed Site 11

The primary purpose of Pony Creek Watershed Site 11 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 Mills County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-pony Creek near Pacific Junction.

The dam stands 53 feet tall and stretches 631 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 116 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1963, 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 09/22/2003. That was over 22 years ago.

At 53 feet, this dam is taller than 94% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMills
Nearest CityPacific Junction
River/StreamTr-pony Creek
Coordinates41.10200, -95.79430

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height53 ft
Dam Height53 ft
Dam Length631 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage116 acre-ft
Max Storage116 acre-ft
Normal Storage49 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMills County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/22/2003
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00691
Federal IDIA00691
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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