Nutt Hollow Subwatershed Site 3-3075

Nutt Hollow Subwatershed Site 3-3075 is an earth dam located in Monona County, Iowa, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height32 ft
Built195868 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 510 ft long, taller than 74% 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 Nutt Hollow Subwatershed Site 3-3075

The primary purpose of Nutt Hollow Subwatershed Site 3-3075 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 Monona County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-maple River near Castana.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 510 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 63 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1958, 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.

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Location

StateIowa
CountyMonona
Nearest CityCastana
River/StreamTr-maple River
Coordinates42.11560, -95.90720

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length510 ft
Year Completed1958 (68 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage63 acre-ft
Max Storage63 acre-ft
Normal Storage19 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMonona County Swcd
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01414
Federal IDIA01414
More InfoState Dam Safety Program