Goode Dam

Goode Dam is an earth dam located in Monroe County, Iowa, built in 1959. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection12/08/1967
Height28 ft
Built195967 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 339 ft long, taller than 62% 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 Goode Dam

The primary purpose of Goode 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 Ronald Goode (private). It impounds the Tr-little Soap Creek near Selma.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 339 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 73 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1959, 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 12/08/1967. That was over 58 years ago.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyMonroe
Nearest CitySelma
River/StreamTr-little Soap Creek
Coordinates40.91610, -92.64710

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length339 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage73 acre-ft
Max Storage73 acre-ft
Normal Storage23 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRonald Goode
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/08/1967
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00809
Federal IDIA00809
More InfoState Dam Safety Program