Stephany Dam

Stephany Dam is an earth dam located in Harrison County, Iowa, built in 1945. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/18/1979
Height26 ft
Built194581 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 250 ft long, taller than 55% 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 Stephany Dam

The primary purpose of Stephany 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 D Stephany (private). It impounds the Tr-boyer River near Woodbine.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 250 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 191 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 square miles. Completed in 1945, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 09/18/1979. That was over 47 years ago.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyHarrison
Nearest CityWoodbine
River/StreamTr-boyer River
Coordinates41.77190, -95.70980

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length250 ft
Year Completed1945 (81 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage191 acre-ft
Max Storage191 acre-ft
Normal Storage76 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area3 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerD Stephany
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/18/1979
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01395
Federal IDIA01395
More InfoState Dam Safety Program