Schultz/blumer Dam

Schultz/blumer Dam is an earth dam located in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, built in 1961. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection12/19/1962
Height30 ft
Built196165 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 590 ft long, taller than 68% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Schultz/blumer Dam

The primary purpose of Schultz/blumer 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 E Schultz & M Blumer (private). It impounds the Tr-silver Creek near Silver City.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 590 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 65 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1961, 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 12/19/1962. That was over 63 years ago.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyPottawattamie
Nearest CitySilver City
River/StreamTr-silver Creek
Coordinates41.16680, -95.61530

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length590 ft
Year Completed1961 (65 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage65 acre-ft
Max Storage65 acre-ft
Normal Storage18 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerE Schultz & M Blumer
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/19/1962
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA00951
Federal IDIA00951
More InfoState Dam Safety Program