Long Dam

Long Dam is an earth dam located in Warren County, Iowa, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/20/1977
Height41 ft
Built196759 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 41 ft
41 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

41 ft tall and 317 ft long, taller than 87% 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 Long Dam

The primary purpose of Long 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 John W Long (private). It impounds the Tr-south River near Red Rock Reservoir.

The dam stands 41 feet tall and stretches 317 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 49 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1967, 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 07/20/1977. That was over 49 years ago.

At 41 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyWarren
Nearest CityRed Rock Reservoir
River/StreamTr-south River
Coordinates41.28840, -93.57020

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height41 ft
Dam Height41 ft
Dam Length317 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage49 acre-ft
Max Storage49 acre-ft
Normal Storage41 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJohn W Long
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/20/1977
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01128
Federal IDIA01128
More InfoState Dam Safety Program