Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 58

Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 58 is an earth dam located in Union County, Iowa, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 58

The primary purpose of Three Mile Creek Watershed Site 58 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 Union County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-three Mile Creek near Afton.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 469 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 73 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1968, 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 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyUnion
Nearest CityAfton
River/StreamTr-three Mile Creek
Coordinates41.14010, -94.31900

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length469 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage73 acre-ft
Max Storage73 acre-ft
Normal Storage47 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerUnion County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01090
Federal IDIA01090
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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