Mc Call Subwatershed Site 30-1

Mc Call Subwatershed Site 30-1 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 inspectionNot reported
Height41 ft
Built196363 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 41 ft
41 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

41 ft tall and 748 ft long, taller than 87% 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 30-1

The primary purpose of Mc Call Subwatershed Site 30-1 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-little Sioux County Ditch near Turin.

The dam stands 41 feet tall and stretches 748 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 80 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.

At 41 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyMonona
Nearest CityTurin
River/StreamTr-little Sioux County Ditch
Coordinates42.12710, -95.96570

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height41 ft
Dam Height41 ft
Dam Length748 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage80 acre-ft
Max Storage80 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 acre-ft
Surface Area2 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 assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00773
Federal IDIA00773
More InfoState Dam Safety Program