Stroburg Dam

Stroburg Dam is an earth dam located in Taylor County, Iowa, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection03/13/1968
Height31 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 31 ft
31 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

31 ft tall and 418 ft long, taller than 72% 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 Stroburg Dam

The primary purpose of Stroburg 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 Clark Stroburg (private). It impounds the Tr-platte Branch near Sheridan, Mo.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 418 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 44 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 03/13/1968. That was over 58 years ago.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyTaylor
Nearest CitySheridan, Mo
River/StreamTr-platte Branch
Coordinates40.61840, -94.57080

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length418 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage44 acre-ft
Max Storage44 acre-ft
Normal Storage31 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerClark Stroburg
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection03/13/1968
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01072
Federal IDIA01072
More InfoState Dam Safety Program