Mc Call Subwatershed Site 10-3

Mc Call Subwatershed Site 10-3 is an earth dam located in Monona County, Iowa, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/23/1964
Height25 ft
Built196363 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 828 ft long, taller than 50% 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 Mc Call Subwatershed Site 10-3

The primary purpose of Mc Call Subwatershed Site 10-3 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-gard Creek near Turin.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 828 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 96 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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 10/23/1964. That was over 62 years ago.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyMonona
Nearest CityTurin
River/StreamTr-gard Creek
Coordinates42.10280, -95.96330

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length828 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage96 acre-ft
Max Storage96 acre-ft
Normal Storage37 acre-ft
Surface Area5 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
Last Inspection10/23/1964
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00764
Federal IDIA00764
More InfoState Dam Safety Program