Indian Creek Watershed Site 4

Indian Creek Watershed Site 4 is an earth dam located in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Indian Creek Watershed Site 4

The primary purpose of Indian Creek Watershed Site 4 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 Indian Creek near Council Bluffs.

The dam stands 52 feet tall and stretches 923 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 200 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1965, 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 10/04/2007. That was over 18 years ago.

At 52 feet, this dam is taller than 93% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyPottawattamie
Nearest CityCouncil Bluffs
River/StreamIndian Creek
Coordinates41.33870, -95.80680

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height52 ft
Dam Height52 ft
Dam Length923 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage200 acre-ft
Max Storage200 acre-ft
Normal Storage47 acre-ft
Surface Area3 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 Rated
Last Inspection10/04/2007
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00937
Federal IDIA00937
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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