Miller Dam

Miller Dam is an earth dam located in Page County, Iowa, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Miller Dam

The primary purpose of Miller 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 John Miller Jr (private). It impounds the Tr-middle Tarkio River near Coin.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 482 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 63 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1966, 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyPage
Nearest CityCoin
River/StreamTr-middle Tarkio River
Coordinates40.76050, -95.21480

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length482 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage63 acre-ft
Max Storage63 acre-ft
Normal Storage28 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJohn Miller Jr
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00846
Federal IDIA00846
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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