Mud Creek Subwatershed Site 8-1

Mud Creek Subwatershed Site 8-1 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1973. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mud Creek Subwatershed Site 8-1

The primary purpose of Mud Creek Subwatershed Site 8-1 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 Woodbury County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-mud Creek near Moville.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 486 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 42 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1973, 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 33 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityMoville
River/StreamTr-mud Creek
Coordinates42.54210, -96.11690

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length486 ft
Year Completed1973 (53 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage42 acre-ft
Max Storage42 acre-ft
Normal Storage26 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDIA01158
Federal IDIA01158
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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