Mucky Creek Subwatershed Sta 57+00

Mucky Creek Subwatershed Sta 57+00 is an earth dam located in Monona County, Iowa, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height40 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 40 ft
40 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

40 ft tall and 545 ft long, taller than 86% 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 Mucky Creek Subwatershed Sta 57+00

The primary purpose of Mucky Creek Subwatershed Sta 57+00 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-maple River near Mapleton.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 545 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 59 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1965, 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 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyMonona
Nearest CityMapleton
River/StreamTr-maple River
Coordinates42.13550, -95.76180

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length545 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage59 acre-ft
Max Storage59 acre-ft
Normal Storage36 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA00751
Federal IDIA00751
More InfoState Dam Safety Program