Willow Creek Subwatershed Site M-2

Willow Creek Subwatershed Site M-2 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height38 ft
Built196858 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 38 ft
38 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

38 ft tall and 950 ft long, taller than 84% 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 Willow Creek Subwatershed Site M-2

The primary purpose of Willow Creek Subwatershed Site M-2 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-wolf Creek near Turin.

The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 950 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 115 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 38 feet, this dam is taller than 84% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityTurin
River/StreamTr-wolf Creek
Coordinates42.30900, -95.93770

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height38 ft
Dam Height38 ft
Dam Length950 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage115 acre-ft
Max Storage115 acre-ft
Normal Storage52 acre-ft
Surface Area7 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 assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01197
Federal IDIA01197
More InfoState Dam Safety Program