Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 80-2

Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 80-2 is an earth dam located in Audubon County, Iowa, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 80-2

The primary purpose of Troublesome Cr Watershed Site 80-2 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 Audubon County Swcd (local government). It impounds the Tr-nishnabotna near Atlantic.

The dam stands 43 feet tall and stretches 505 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 252 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1975, 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 43 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIowa
CountyAudubon
Nearest CityAtlantic
River/StreamTr-nishnabotna
Coordinates41.51160, -94.90380

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height43 ft
Dam Height43 ft
Dam Length505 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage252 acre-ft
Max Storage252 acre-ft
Normal Storage52 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerAudubon County SWCD
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDIA01461
Federal IDIA01461
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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