Schoening Dam

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

About Schoening Dam

The primary purpose of Schoening 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 Harvey Schoening (private). It impounds the Tr-keg Creek near Glenwood.

The dam stands 42 feet tall and stretches 40 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 474 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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 09/25/2003. That was over 22 years ago.

At 42 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyMills
Nearest CityGlenwood
River/StreamTr-keg Creek
Coordinates41.10160, -95.67330

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height42 ft
Dam Height42 ft
Dam Length40 ft
Year Completed1945 (81 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage474 acre-ft
Max Storage474 acre-ft
Normal Storage238 acre-ft
Surface Area20 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerHarvey Schoening
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/25/2003
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01397
Federal IDIA01397
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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