Nice/crumly Dam

Nice/crumly Dam is an earth dam located in Muscatine County, Iowa, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Nice/crumly Dam

The primary purpose of Nice/crumly 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 J Vannice & Ld Crumly (private). It impounds the Tr-pine Creek near Fairport.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 417 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 140 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1969, 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 11/21/1986. That was over 39 years ago.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMuscatine
Nearest CityFairport
River/StreamTr-pine Creek
Coordinates41.49760, -90.84190

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length417 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage140 acre-ft
Max Storage140 acre-ft
Normal Storage97 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJ VanNice & LD Crumly
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/21/1986
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00827
Federal IDIA00827
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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