Blume/haley Dam

Blume/haley Dam is an earth dam located in Plymouth County, Iowa, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height47 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 47 ft
47 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

47 ft tall and 625 ft long, taller than 91% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Blume/haley Dam

The primary purpose of Blume/haley 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 Hg Blume & Rg Haley (private). It impounds the Tr-floyd River near Sioux City.

The dam stands 47 feet tall and stretches 625 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 43 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.

At 47 feet, this dam is taller than 91% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyPlymouth
Nearest CitySioux City
River/StreamTr-floyd River
Coordinates42.56540, -96.38920

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height47 ft
Dam Height47 ft
Dam Length625 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage43 acre-ft
Max Storage43 acre-ft
Normal Storage16 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerHg Blume & Rg Haley
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00878
Federal IDIA00878
More InfoState Dam Safety Program