North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 4-1

North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 4-1 is an earth dam located in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, built in 1971. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection12/06/1960
Height57 ft
Built197155 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 57 ft
57 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

57 ft tall and 1,104 ft long, taller than 94% 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 North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 4-1

The primary purpose of North Pigeon Cr Watershed Site 4-1 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 West Pottawattamie County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-pigeon Creek near Crescent.

The dam stands 57 feet tall and stretches 1,104 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 302 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1971, 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 12/06/1960. That was over 65 years ago.

At 57 feet, this dam is taller than 94% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyPottawattamie
Nearest CityCrescent
River/StreamTr-pigeon Creek
Coordinates41.43970, -95.83020

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height57 ft
Dam Height57 ft
Dam Length1,104 ft
Year Completed1971 (55 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage302 acre-ft
Max Storage302 acre-ft
Normal Storage200 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWest Pottawattamie County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/06/1960
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00925
Federal IDIA00925
More InfoState Dam Safety Program