Davis-battle Cr. Watershed Site H-1

Davis-battle Cr. Watershed Site H-1 is an earth dam located in Monona County, Iowa, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Davis-battle Cr. Watershed Site H-1

The primary purpose of Davis-battle Cr. Watershed Site H-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 Monona County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-soldier River near Soldier.

The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 478 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 120 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1966, 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 38 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMonona
Nearest CitySoldier
River/StreamTr-soldier River
Coordinates42.00650, -95.81010

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height38 ft
Dam Height38 ft
Dam Length478 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage120 acre-ft
Max Storage120 acre-ft
Normal Storage82 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMonona County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00731
Federal IDIA00731
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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