Naurude Dam

Naurude Dam is an earth dam located in Monona County, Iowa, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height48 ft
Built196759 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 48 ft
48 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

48 ft tall and 414 ft long, taller than 92% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Naurude Dam

The primary purpose of Naurude 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 Alvin Naurude (private). It impounds the Tr-soldier River near Moorhead.

The dam stands 48 feet tall and stretches 414 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 47 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1967, 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 48 feet, this dam is taller than 92% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyMonona
Nearest CityMoorhead
River/StreamTr-soldier River
Coordinates41.92400, -95.73670

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height48 ft
Dam Height48 ft
Dam Length414 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage47 acre-ft
Max Storage47 acre-ft
Normal Storage34 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerAlvin Naurude
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00713
Federal IDIA00713
More InfoState Dam Safety Program