College Corner Subwatershed Site 4-5

College Corner Subwatershed Site 4-5 is an earth dam located in Woodbury County, Iowa, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About College Corner Subwatershed Site 4-5

The primary purpose of College Corner Subwatershed Site 4-5 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 40 feet tall and stretches 585 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 59 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 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.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Nearest CityTurin
River/StreamTr-wolf Creek
Coordinates42.29290, -96.01010

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length585 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage59 acre-ft
Max Storage59 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area2 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 IDIA01219
Federal IDIA01219
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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